Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Sarah Watts.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

We are not talking about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

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

Quite a few VA homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, you need a skilled appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, 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.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Give you an advantage while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Prevent the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people when they find out their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they originally expected. Others have an an exaggerated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract 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 Waynesboro City County

You may have an extremely experienced agent but it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Sarah Watts can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Serving Charlottesville with unmatched real estate consulting services

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like some help collecting local sales and property data. We offer services tailored especially for clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

This is a little bit of what to expect when you order an appraisal through ....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Fast turnarounds on appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed quite a few of assignments, and we know that when providing real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We offer a variety of types of reports, and are skilled at providing appraisals to consumers sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from Sarah Watts: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion about your appraisal, after you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!