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Getting an appraisal from A. Marvin Appraisals, LLC before putting your Brownville home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. You see, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home. Once you break it all down, at the end of the day, your house is only going to sell for the price another person is offering to pay.

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 New York homeowners are making the decision 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 skilled appraiser. It can be very difficult to get an objective opinion, it's 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 sound asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very helpful negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Call attention to any issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help decrease the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to fall through
Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they could have originally gotten. Alternatively, some people have an inflated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal gave them the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price for their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Jefferson County

You may have a very talented agent, but it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value before finalizing a listing contract. And that's where A. Marvin Appraisals, LLC comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise description of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Consulting services for Brownville Sellers: Have a local expert at your disposal

Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like some help gathering local sales and property data. We offer services designed for the needs of consumers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers. Just explain your situation, and we will make suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround time: Normally in a week's time or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Appraisal and consulting report presentations that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on many of assignments, and we've learned that in the practice of real estate appraising, there is no typical or standard "generic" assignment. We offer quite a few different types of reports and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum and in an easy to read format with consumers in mind.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt response from A. Marvin Appraisals, LLC: Reports we write are written in plain English, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions about your appraisal once you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!