Appraisal services for home sellers - Gordon Appraisal Services

Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Gordon Appraisal Services will ensure you get it right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. 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 an appraiser, it's difficult for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

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 assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, what you need is a qualified appraiser. You need objective opinions, and we understand that it's difficult to take an objective look at own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to 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:

Be a very helpful negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Alert you of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
Help lower the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised when they find out that the value of their home is a great deal more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts 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 a very skillful agent but it's definitely a good idea to have of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Gordon Appraisal Services help. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a detailed description for the unique features of your property which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Serving Lakeland with the greatest real estate consulting services

Have you decided against a full appraisal but still need 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 gathering local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

This is a little bit of what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal through ....

We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a prompt response: We will give you personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
Quick turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Consulting and Appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed quite a few of assignments, and we understand that practice of real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We offer quite a few different of report types, and are skilled at providing appraisals to clients without a lot of industry jargon in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Gordon Appraisal Services: Our reports are clearly written, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any questions about your appraisal, once you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!