Selling your home in or near Laurel County? Contact Appalachian Appraisal and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to get a handle on local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

Contact us for details regarding the specific services for home sellers we offer.

Selling on your own?

More and more KY homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a qualified appraiser. It can be very difficult to get 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 inform you of what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very helpful negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help decrease the possibility of unknown problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised when they find out that their home's value is much more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated impression of their home's value, 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 gathering dust 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

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you have with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Appalachian Appraisal can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise writeup of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Sometimes it's useful to have a general resource for local real estate knowledge

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but are looking for information about the real estate market in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance analyzing local property and sales data. We can help solve your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for consumers with your real estate needs.

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

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be delighted to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Usually 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 formats to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on a lot of assignments, and we understand that in the business of real estateappraising there is no typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We offer a variety of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Appalachian Appraisal: Reports we write are clearly written, easy to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, after you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!