Appraisal services for home sellers - L.M. Appraisals

Getting an appraisal from L.M. Appraisals before putting your Madison County home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses your home's market value.

Appraisals are valuable tools for people selling without an agent

An increasing amount of TN homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it can be very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a astute selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very valuable bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Call attention to any issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
Decrease the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised to discover their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they originally thought. Others have an an exaggerated opinion of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You may have an extremely skillful agent but it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where L.M. Appraisals comes in. An appraisal can be invaluable in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a detailed breakdown of the unique features of your property which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

L.M. Appraisals also provide general consulting

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but still need some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help collecting local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

Here's what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal from us....

We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We will provide you with personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just let us know 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.
Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've done many of assignments, and we understand that when it comes real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to clients minus the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from L.M. Appraisals: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries about your appraisal, once you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!