Have confidence in your listing price with an appraisal from Lundquist Appraisals & Real Estate Services.

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

A lot of sellers are shocked when they find out that the market value of their home is a lot more than they'd planned, so investing in a professional appraisal actually allowed these people to get several thousand dollars over what they thought they'd get for their home. There are also plenty of sellers who think their home is worth a lot more than it really is, and an appraisal helped them to realistically price their home in order for it to sell. Overpriced homes don't attract potential 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 in the meantime, you're stuck paying the mortgage while your house is still sitting on the market.

Using a licensed appraiser is the number one way to get a sharp listing price for your home in today's changing market.

If you're working with a real estate agent to list your property, then they'll provide you with a comparative market analysis (CMA) that displays selected houses for sale in your area. It's a customary starting point in determining your home's listing price. For anyone looking to get most profit out of their house, which includes not having it for sale too long, this is a standard move.

In our opinion, however, you might also wish to consider a pre-listing appraisal from someone who tracks real estate values for living - PRIOR to listing your house - even if you're working with an experienced agent.

And that's where Lundquist Appraisals & Real Estate Services can help you! We can do a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate description of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales or "comps".

Lundquist Appraisals & Real Estate Services can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will appeal to potential buyers, and we can also:

Be an extremely valuable negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer
Provide written proof of your home's condition inside and out to blow away potential buyers
Eliminate last-minute repair hassles and make you aware of problems that might delay a closing
Reduce chances of unexpected problems that can cause sales to deteriorate
Cut out the wait for the buyer's appraisal to have confidence the sale will go through.

Upgrades that improve your home's value

Lundquist Appraisals & Real Estate Services can help you answer the many important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your property. Ask yourself "Should we paint the entire house before we sell it?", "Should I put in that new bathroom?", "Should I complete my closet remodel?" Everything we do to our houses can have an effect on their value. But not everything will have an equal affect. A kitchen remodel may improve the appeal of a home, but it may not justify the costs you'd pay.

Lundquist Appraisals & Real Estate Services will step in and help make these important decisions. Lundquist Appraisals & Real Estate Services appraisers have no vested interest in the amount the house sells for, unlike an agent. Our fees are based on efforts to complete your report, and not a percentage of the sales price. An appraisal fee from Lundquist Appraisals & Real Estate 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 complete your report. So a professional appraisal from Lundquist Appraisals & Real Estate Services will help you make the smartest decisions when it comes to investing in their houses and setting a fair sales price.