Putting a house on the market in or near Washington County? Contact SMG Residential Appraisal and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

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

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

Quite a few AR homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, what you need is a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to be objective about your 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 can getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Give you an advantage while negotiating when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Make you aware of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Decrease the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

It can be surprising to people when they find out that their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated impression of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Fayetteville

You may have a highly skilled agent but it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. SMG Residential Appraisal can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

SMG Residential Appraisal also are available for general consulting

Don't need an entire appraisal but would like some information about the real estate market in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like some help collecting local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

Here's what you can expect when you order an appraisal from ....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our customers Just let us know your situation and we will make suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've done quite a few of assignments, and we know that whether it's real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" report. We offer a variety of report types, and are skillful 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.
  • Quick to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries about your appraisal, once you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!