Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Katherine McIntire will ensure you get it right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is a must. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard 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 how much you want to sell it for. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

Quite a few OH homeowners are deciding 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, what you need is a qualified appraiser. The best thing to have is objective opinions, and we understand that it's hard 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.

In addition to helping you set a realistic asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Give you an advantage while bargaining while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Prevent the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to fall through

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is quite a bit more than they thought. So investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an exaggerated opinion of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Adams County

Even if you have with an extremely talented agent, it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Katherine McIntire comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Consulting services for Adams County Sellers: Have a local expert at your disposal

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but would like some information about how real estate is doing in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need assistance gathering local sales and property data. We have services designed especially for consumers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

After you order an appraisal report from us, you can expect....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients Just tell us your situation and offer you suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Katherine McIntire: When we create reports, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any questions about your appraisal, after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!