Selling your home in or near Howard County? Contact Certified General Appraisal Service 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's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home.

Contact us for information regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Going to sell your home yourself?

Quite a few MD homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, and we understand that it's 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.

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

  • Be a very valuable negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Lower the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to backslide

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they thought they would get. Others have an an inflated impression of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Pre-listing appraisals in Howard County

Even if you have with an extremely talented agent, it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Certified General Appraisal Service comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive description of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Consulting services for Howard County Sellers: Put a local expert at your disposal

Have you decided against a full appraisal but still need some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like some help gathering local property and sales data. We have services designed for the needs of consumers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

If your curious what you'll be getting from when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds for appraisals: Typically 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 arrangements that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." 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 so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from Certified General Appraisal Service: Reports we write are clearly written, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions dealing your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!