Getting an appraisal from Manuel Fredericksen before putting your Kalamazoo home on the market saves you time and money.

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 pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Appraisals are valuable tools for families selling without an agent

An increasing amount of MI homeowners are choosing 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 to get the most you can, what you need is a expert appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very hard to be objective about your 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 so your home will attract 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 your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Prevent the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to backslide

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is more than they originally believed. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they expected they would get. Others have an an exaggerated assessment of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Kalamazoo

Even if you have with the most experienced agent, it's definitely a good idea to get of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Manuel Fredericksen comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. You and agent will get a complete breakdown for the unique features of your property and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

Don't need a full appraisal but are looking for information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like some help collecting local property and sales data. We can help solve your real estate concerns with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

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

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. Just explain your situation and give you suggestions.
  • Swift turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, 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 when it comes real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and are familiar at providing appraisals to consumers sans the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Quick reply to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!