Selling your home in or near Orange County? Contact Premier Appraisal of SoCal and make sure you're setting the price right.

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 a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of CA homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it's very difficult 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.

Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very beneficial negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Call attention to any issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Prevent the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they thought they would get. Others have an an overestimated opinion when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Orange County

Even if you're working with an extremely talented agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Premier Appraisal of SoCal help. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a detailed description of your property and its features which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like some help analyzing local sales and property data. We offer services designed especially for consumers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Swift turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've done a large amount of assignments, and we understand that practice of real estateappraising there is no typical or standard, "cookie cutter" report. We provide quite a few different of report types, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from Premier Appraisal of SoCal: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!