Getting an appraisal from Stephanie L. Duffy Appraisal Services before putting your Riverside County 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 pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to get a handle on local real estate values.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. You see, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market. At the end of the day, your house is only going to sell for what another person is going to pay.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Appraisals are valuable tools for families selling without an agent

An increasing amount of California homeowners are choosing 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 for the best price, you need a skilled appraiser. It can be very difficult to get an objective opinion, and we understand that it's difficult to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Make you aware of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help decrease the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to backslide
People are surprised to discover the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they could have originally banked. Others have an an overestimated impression of the value of their home, and by getting an appraisal it gave them the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - rather than sitting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home causes buyers to back off, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while getting nothing done.

Pre-listing appraisals in Riverside County

You might have a very experienced agent, but it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value before signing a listing contract. Stephanie L. Duffy Appraisal Services can help. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. You and your agent will get a detailed breakdown for your property and its features which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Serving Temecula with the finest real estate consulting services

If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require some help collecting local sales and property data, we offer services tailored for the needs of clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a immediate response: We tailor information to the needs of our clients. Just tell us your situation, and we will make suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround on appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Consulting and appraisal report presentations that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We provide quite a few different report types and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum and in an easy to read format with the general public in mind.
  • Prompt response to follow-up questions: When we create reports, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions regarding your appraisal after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!