Appraisal services for home sellers - Doug Rives

Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Doug Rives will ensure you get it right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. Rather, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

For Sale By Owner?

An increasing amount of TX homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, and we understand that it's hard 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.

In addition to helping you set a realistic asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very valuable bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Alert you of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
Help prevent the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to fall through

It can be surprising to people to discover the value of their home is a great deal more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally expected. Others have an an inflated impression when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than waiting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

We also help agents price homes in Travis County

You may have a very experienced agent but it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Doug Rives can help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a complete description for the unique features of your property and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for Austin Sellers: Have a local expert at your disposal

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how real estate is doing in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance collecting local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

If your wondering what to expect from when you order an appraisal just take a look....

We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We tailor information to the needs of our customers Just tell us your situation and give you suggestions.
Quick turnaround time: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've done lots of assignments, and we know that practice of real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" report. We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers without so much of industry jargon in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Prompt reply to follow-up questions: Reports we write are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, once you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!