Getting an appraisal from Art Softley Real Estate before putting your Maricopa County home on the market saves you time and money.

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 spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to fully grasp 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. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

Contact us for any questions regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

Quite a few AZ homeowners are making the decision 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, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, you need a expert appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, and we understand that it's 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.

In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very beneficial bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Make you aware of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Lower the odds of unidentified problems that cause sales to fall through

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is higher than they first thought. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an exaggerated assessment of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You may have a very skilled agent but it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Let Art Softley Real Estate help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a complete description of 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.

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

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help collecting 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.

When you order an appraisal report from us, expect the following....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients Just explain your situation and offer you suggestions.
  • Swift turnarounds for appraisals: Usually in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on a large amount of assignments, and we know that in the art of real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We provide a variety of types of reports, and are experts at providing appraisals to consumers minus the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Art Softley Real Estate: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions about your appraisal, after you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!