Appraisal services for home sellers - Alvemarle Appraisals

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

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

For Sale By Owner?

More and more NC homeowners are making the decision 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 to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it can be very 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 sensible selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very helpful bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Make you aware of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
Decrease the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

People are surprised when they find out that their home's value is much more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they thought they would get. Others have an an overestimated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of waiting on the market for months. Selling too high 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

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You might have a very talented agent but it's in your best interest to have of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Alvemarle Appraisals help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a detailed description for your property and its features and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Serving NC with the finest real estate consulting services

Don't need an entire appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want assistance gathering local sales and property data. We have services designed especially for consumers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

When you order an appraisal report through , expect the following....

We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a immediate response: We will provide you with information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
Fast turnarounds for appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've done a lot of assignments, and we understand that whether it's real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We offer quite a few different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients minus the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
Quick reply to follow-up questions: Reports we write are written in plain English, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any questions regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!