Getting an appraisal from James Earp Appraisal Service before putting your Raleigh home on the market saves you time and money.

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

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving 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.

Contact us for information regarding the specific services for home sellers we offer.

Appraisals are valuable tools for families selling without an agent

An increasing amount of 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, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to take an objective look at 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 asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while negotiating while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Call attention to any issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Prevent the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to deteriorate

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they thought they would get. Others have an an inflated assessment of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than waiting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Wake County

Even if you have with a very skilled agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Let James Earp Appraisal Service help. An appraisal can be invaluable in this scenario. You and agent will get a comprehensive breakdown of the unique features of your property and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Serving Raleigh with the finest real estate consulting services

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but are looking for information about the health of your area's real estate? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance gathering local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

If your curious what you can expect from us when you order an appraisal just take a look....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be delighted to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds for appraisals: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide quite a few different of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers without a lot of industry jargon in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Quick response to follow-up questions: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!