Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Colorado Appraisal Services will ensure you get it right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to fully grasp their local real estate market.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. Once you break it all down, at the end of the day, your house is only worth what another person is offering to give you.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

Quite a few Colorado homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance 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 an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult to be objective about your 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 selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very useful negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help prevent the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to deteriorate
People are surprised when they find out their home's value is higher than they first thought. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment when they put a value on their home, and by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - instead of sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while your house waits for a buyer.

Pre-listing appraisals in Fort Collins

You may have a highly experienced agent, but it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value before signing a listing agreement. Colorado Appraisal Services can help. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. You and your agent will get a complete description of your property and its features and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for Fort Collins Sellers: Keep a local expert at your disposal

Possibly you've already decided you don't need to go as far as getting an entire appraisal but would like some information about how Larimer real estate is doing in your area? We offer services tailored especially for clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a immediate response: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. Just explain your situation, and we will give you suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround for appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Appraisal and consulting report presentations that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed quite a few of assignments, and we understand that in the business of real estate appraising, there is no typical or standard "boiler place" report. We offer quite a few different report types and are familiar at providing appraisals to clients sans the industry jargon and in an easy to digest format with consumers in mind.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt response from Colorado Appraisal Services: Reports we write are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal after you've read the report, we suggest that you simply email or call us!