Need a pre-listing appraisal? Contact Metro Appraisals

Avoid having your home on the market too long or selling yourself short by getting an appraisal to demonstrate the right listing price.

A lot of sellers are shocked when they find out that the market value of their home is more than they estimated, so investing in a professional appraisal actually allowed these sellers to receive several thousand more dollars than they thought they would when their home was sold. An appraisal helps those who have an over-inflated opinion of their home's estimated value to decide on a realistic price for their home in order for it to sell. An overpriced home will not attract serious buyers, which means you have wasted time on money and are left with no offers. Each month that your home is still on the market is another month you have to pay its mortgage. And you're stuck paying the mortgage while your home is still sitting on the market.

Hiring a licensed appraiser is the top way to get an exact listing price for your home in today's adapting market.

Working with an agent to list your home? Then you can expect them to provide you with a comparative market analysis (or CMA) that displays selected sales houses in your local area. It's a customary starting point in deciding your home's listing price. If you're going to minimize the house's time on the market and maximize your profit, this is a really important step.

Even if you've hired the most experienced agent, it's definitely in your best interest to also have a third-party's objective opinion before signing the Listing Agreement.

And that's where Metro Appraisals comes in! We'll do a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales and an accurate description of your house's features.

A skillful appraisal from Metro Appraisals can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will entice potential buyers, and we'll also:

Help provide expert advice when negotiating once you have found a potential buyer
Blow away buyers with written proof of your house's quality inside and out
Eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour and make you aware of problems that might delay a closing
Cut down the chances of unexpected headaches that can cause sales to flop
Do away with waiting for the buyer's appraisal to have confidence the sale will go through.

Improvements to add value

In addition to "how much?", there may be other important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your property. Questions like "Should we paint the whole house before we sell it?", "Would it help to put in that third bathroom?", "Should I complete my closet remodel?" You may not realize it, but everything we do to our houses can affect their value. But everything will affect it in a different way. While a kitchen remodel may improve the appeal of a home, it may not add nearly enough to the value to justify the expenses.

We can step in and help you make these decisions. Metro Appraisals appraisers have no vested interest in the amount your house sells for, unlike an agent. Our appraisal fees are based on efforts to complete your report, and not a percentage of the sales price. An appraisal fee from Metro Appraisals is based on our efforts to complete the report, and are not a percentage of the sales price. Our fees are not a percentage of the sales price — our appraisal fees are based on efforts to finalize the report. So please consider ordering an appraisal from Metro Appraisals. When it comes to investing in your house and deciding on a fair sales price, we'll help homeowners like you make the sharpest decisions.