Appraisal services for home sellers - Montgomery & Associates of NW FL, Inc.

Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Montgomery & Associates of NW FL, Inc. will ensure you get it right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand the nuances of their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

More and more FL homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it can be very difficult to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very valuable bargaining tool when you find a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Alert you of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
Prevent the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to backslide

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an exaggerated assessment when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of sitting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

We also help agents price homes in Escambia County

Even if you're working with the most experienced agent, it's in your best interest to have of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Montgomery & Associates of NW FL, Inc. comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive writeup of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Serving FL with unmatched real estate consulting services

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but still need some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We offer services designed especially for clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

This is a little bit of what to expect when you order an appraisal from us....

We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
Quick turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on quite a few of assignments, and we know that whether it's real estateappraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We offer quite a few different of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Quick reply to follow-up questions: Documents we deliver are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions about your appraisal, after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!