Putting a house on the market in or near Maricopa County? Contact West Valley Appraisal Services and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is a must. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to understand the nuances of their local real estate market.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, an appraisal assesses your home's market value.

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

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

Quite a few AZ homeowners are choosing 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 for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it can be very hard to take an objective look at 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 can getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very beneficial bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help prevent the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised when they find out that the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they thought they would get. Others have an an overestimated impression when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you have with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Let West Valley Appraisal Services help. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent 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 record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

We also provide general consulting

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but would like some information about how real estate is doing in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like assistance collecting local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

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

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our customers We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnaround time: Typically in a weeks time 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 that suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide many different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients 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 quick follow-up from West Valley Appraisal Services: Documents we deliver are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any questions regarding your appraisal, once you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!