Need a pre-listing appraisal? Contact Lemmon Appraisal 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 house is a lot more than they'd planned, so investing in a professional appraisal from us actually allowed these people to receive several thousand more dollars than they thought they would when their home was sold. An appraisal helps those who have an over-inflated opinion of their home's value to realistically price their home in order for it to sell. Overpriced homes don't attract serious buyers, which means no offers and no closing and that you have wasted valuable time, money, and efforts. Each month that your home is still on the market is another month you have to pay the mortgage. And all the while you're stuck paying the mortgage while your home is still sitting on the market.

With today's ever-changing market conditions, you should definitely considering hiring a licensed appraiser to get a skillful listing price for your home.

If you're working with an agent to sell your home, more than likely, they'll give you a comparative market analysis (CMA) that includes competing sales houses in your town. It's a good starting point in determining your home's listing price. If you're going to maximize your profit and minimize your house's time on the market, this is a really important step.

However, it's also advantageous to have an "objective" third-party's opinion of value before you sign the Listing Agreement, even if you have been working with the most experienced agent.

That's where Lemmon Appraisal Services comes in! We can perform a pre-listing appraisal so you and your agent both have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales and an accurate description of your home's features.

A skillful appraisal from Lemmon Appraisal Services can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will charm potential buyers, and we'll also:

Provide expert tips to help you negotiate once you have an interested buyer
Blow away buyers with written proof of your home's state inside and out
Eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour
Decrease the chances of unexpected disputes that cause the process to fall through
Eliminate the wait for the buyer's appraisal to have confidence the deal will close.

Improvements to add value to your home

There are so many important questions to ask yourself before listing your house There are many important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your home -- and Lemmon Appraisal Services can help with that. Questions like "Should we paint the outside of the house before we sell it?", "Would it help to put in that new bathroom?", "Do I need to finish my kitchen remodel?" You may not realize it, but everything we do to our houses can affect their value. But everything will affect it in a different way. While a kitchen remodel may improve the appeal of a home, it may not add nearly enough to the value to justify your expenses.

We can step in and help you make these decisions. Appraisers don't have any vested interest in your final selling price, like a real estate agent do. Your fee to us is based on efforts to complete your report, and not a percentage of your home's sale price. An appraisal fee from Lemmon Appraisal Services is based on our efforts to complete the report, and are not a percentage of your home's sale price. Our fees are not a percentage of the sales price — our fees are based on efforts to finalize the report. When it comes to investing in your house and setting a fair sale price, a professional appraisal from us helps homeowners like you make the best decisions.