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

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand their local real estate market.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

Contact us for information regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Going to sell your home yourself?

An increasing amount of PA 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 top dollar, you need a qualified appraiser. You need objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very hard 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.

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

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help lower the possibility of hidden problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people to discover their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an inflated assessment of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you're working with the most experienced agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. David Owens Appraisal can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate description of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Consulting services for PA Sellers: Keep a local expert at your disposal

Don't need an entire appraisal but are looking for information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need some help collecting local property and sales data. We offer services designed especially for clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We will provide you with 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: Normally one week 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 done many of assignments, and we know that when providing real estateappraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We offer quite a few different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers 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 prompt follow-up from David Owens Appraisal: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, once you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!