Pre-Listing Appraisal Services from Childress and Associates

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 a lot more than they expected, so investing in an appraisal from Childress and Associates actually allowed them to get several thousand dollars over what they thought they'd get for their home. An appraisal helps those who have an over-inflated opinion of their home's value to decide on a realistic price for their home in order for it to sell. Overpriced homes do not attract potential buyers, which means no offers and no closing and that you have wasted valuable time, money, and efforts. Each month that your home is still on the market is another month you have to pay its mortgage. All the while you're stuck paying the mortgage while your home is sitting still on the market.

In today's adapting market, appointing a licensed appraiser is the top way to get a just listing price for your home.

Are you working with a real estate agent to sell your house? Then you can expect them to provide you with a comparative market analysis (or a CMA) that includes comparable sales houses in your area. It's a customary starting point in determining your home's listing price. For anyone looking to get most profit out of their house, which includes not having it for sale too long, this is a logical process.

In our opinion, though, you might also wish to consider a pre-listing appraisal from a professional who tracks real estate values for living - BEFORE putting your home on the market - even if you're working with an experienced real estate agent.

And that's where Childress and Associates comes in! We can perform a pre-listing appraisal so you and your agent both have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comp sales and an accurate description of your home's features.

Childress and Associates can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will draw in buyers, and we can also:

Be an extremely valuable negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer
Provide written proof of your home's quality inside and out to blow away buyers
Eliminate last-minute repair hassles and make you aware of problems
Cut down the chances of unknown quandaries that can cause sales to crumble
Do away with waiting for the buyer's appraisal to have confidence the sale will go through.

Improvements that add value to your home

There are other important questions to ask yourself, in addition to "how much?", prior to listing your property. Ask yourself "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?" Many things that we do to our houses can have an effect on their value. Unfortunately, not all of them have an equal affect. Remodeling your kitchen may improve the appeal of a home, but be sure to figure out expenses before diving in. It might not justify the time and costs involved.

Childress and Associates can help you with these important decisions. Childress and Associates appraisers have no vested interest in what amount the home sells for, unlike an agent. Our fees are based on efforts to complete your report, and not a percentage of the sales price. An appraisal fee from Childress and Associates is based on our efforts to complete your report, and are not a percentage of your home's sale price. Our fees are not a percentage of the sales price — your fee to us is based on efforts to finalize the report. So please consider ordering an appraisal from Childress and Associates. When it comes to investing in your home and settling on a fair sale price, we'll help homeowners make the wisest decisions.