Appraisal services for home sellers - Shannon Waters-Mitchell

Putting a house on the market in or near Pinellas County? Contact Shannon Waters-Mitchell and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving 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.

Appraisals are valuable tools for people selling without an agent

Quite a few Florida homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, what you need is a expert appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult to take an objective look at own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will inform you of what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a realistic asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very beneficial bargaining tool when you find a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Make you aware of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
Prevent the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

People are surprised when they find out that the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated impression of their home's value, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home 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

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You might have an extremely experienced agent but it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Shannon Waters-Mitchell can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

We also are available for general consulting

Don't need an entire appraisal but would like some information about how real estate is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help collecting local sales and property data. We have services designed especially for consumers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

Here's what you can expect when you order an appraisal through ....

Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed many of assignments, and we know that when providing real estateappraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" report. We provide a variety of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers minus the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Shannon Waters-Mitchell: Reports we write are clearly written, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries about your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!