Need a pre-listing appraisal? Contact Graham Appraisals

Avoid having your home on the market too long or selling yourself short by getting an appraisal to demonstrate the right listing price.

So many people are blown away when they find out that the market value of their home is much more than they had planned, so investing in an appraisal from Graham Appraisals actually allowed these people to get several thousand dollars over what they thought they'd get for their home. Others have an over-inflated opinion of their home's price value and an appraisal helped them to decide on a realistic price for their home in order for it to sell. An overpriced house will not attract serious buyers, which means you have wasted time on money and are left with no offers. Each month that your home is still sitting on the market is another month you have to pay the mortgage. And all the while you're stuck paying the mortgage while your home is sitting still on the market.

Using a licensed appraiser is the perfect way to get a solid listing price for your home in today's evolving market.

Working with an agent to sell your property? Then you can expect them to give you a comparative market analysis (or CMA) that includes competing sale homes in your town. It's a customary starting point in determining your home's listing price. If you're going to minimize the house's time on the market and maximize your profit, this is a crucial step.

However, it's definitely in your best interest to have an "objective" third-party's opinion of value before you sign the Listing Agreement, even if you have hired the most experienced agent.

And that's where Graham Appraisals can help you! We'll perform a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales and an accurate description of your home's features.

Graham Appraisals can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will appeal to buyers, and we can also:

Be a valuable negotiating tool once you have found a potential buyer
Provide written proof of your home's quality inside and out to wow potential buyers
Eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour
Cut down the chances of unknown headaches that can cause your sale to flop
Eliminate the wait for the buyer's appraisal to have assurance the deal can be underwritten.

Improvements to add value to your home

Graham Appraisals can help you answer the many important questions to ask yourself before listing your property. Questions like "Should we paint the whole house before we sell it?", "Should I put in that new bathroom?", "Should I finish my kitchen remodel?" Everything we do to our houses have an effect on their value. But everything will affect it in a different way. A kitchen remodel may improve the appeal of a home, but it might not justify the expenses involved.

We can step in and help you make these important decisions. An appraiser has no vested interest in what amount the house sells for, unlike an agent. Our appraisal fees are based on efforts to finalize the report, and not a percentage of the sales price. An appraisal fee from Graham Appraisals is based on our efforts to finalize your report, and are not a percentage of your home's sale price. Our fees are not a percentage of the sales price — your fee to us is based on efforts to finalize your report. So please consider ordering an appraisal from Graham Appraisals. When it comes to investing in your house and settling on a fair sale price, we'll help you make the best decisions.