Have confidence in your listing price with an appraisal from Powell Appraisal Services.

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 house is a lot more than they expected, so investing in a professional appraisal actually allowed them to receive several thousand more dollars than they thought they would when their home was sold. Others have an inflated opinion of their home's estimated value and an appraisal helped them to realistically price their home in order for it to sell. An overpriced home 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 its mortgage. All the while you're stuck paying the mortgage while your house is sitting still on the market.

With today's fluctuating market conditions, you should definitely appoint a licensed appraiser to get an expert listing price for your home.

If you're working with a real estate agent to list your property, then you can expect them to give you a comparative market analysis (or CMA) that displays selected sales in your area. It's a customary starting point in determining your home's listing price. This is a crucial (and very logical) step if your interests are to maximize profit and minimize your time on the market.

But even if you have hired an expert real estate agent , it's definitely in your best interest to have a third-party's objective opinion of value before you sign the Listing Agreement.

And that's where Powell Appraisal Services can help you! We can perform a pre-listing appraisal so you and your real estate agent both have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comp sales and an accurate description of your home's features.

Powell Appraisal Services can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will attract buyers, and we can also:

Provide expert tips to help you negotiate once you find an interested buyer
Provide written proof of your home's condition inside and out to impress potential buyers
Eliminate last-minute repair hassles and make you aware of problems
Decrease the chances of unexpected obstacles that cause negotiations to flop
Cut out waiting for the buyer's appraisal to have assurance the deal can be underwritten.

Improvements that add value to your home

There are other important questions to ask yourself, in addition to "how much?", before listing your property. Questions like "Should we paint the whole house before we sell it?", "Should I put in that third bathroom?", "Should I complete my kitchen remodel?" Everything we do to our houses can have an effect on their value. But, not all of them have an equal affect. A kitchen remodel may improve your home's appeal, but it may not justify the costs you'd pay.

Powell Appraisal Services can help you with these decisions. Powell Appraisal Services appraisers have no vested interest in the amount your home sells for, unlike a real estate agent. Your fee to us is based on efforts to complete the report, and not a percentage of the sales price. An appraisal fee from Powell Appraisal Services is based on our efforts to finalize the report, and are not a percentage of your home's sale price. Our fees are not a percentage of your home's sale price — our appraisal fees are based on efforts to finalize the report. So please consider ordering an appraisal from Powell Appraisal Services. When it comes to investing in your home and setting a fair sale price, we'll help you make the smartest decisions.