Home Seller Appraisals in St. Joseph, MO

Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Accurate Appraisal of Missouri, Inc. will ensure you get it right.

If you're planning on putting your house on the market soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

You, as a homeowner, might be fixated on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want to sell it for. You see, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. Technically, something is only going to sell for the price another person is offering to pay.

Contact us for information regarding the specific services we offer for home sellers.

For Sale By Owner?

More and more Missouri 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, quickly and to get the most you can, what you need is a qualified appraiser. You need an objective opinion, it can be very difficult 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 realistic asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very useful negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Call attention to any issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Decrease the chances of unknown 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 quite a bit more than they thought. So taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they originally expected. Others have an an exaggerated impression of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price for their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - rather than sitting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Buchanan County

Even if you have the most experienced agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value before finalizing a listing contract. Let Accurate Appraisals help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive summarizing of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need some help analyzing local sales and property data. We offer services tailored especially for clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

This is a little bit of what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal from Accurate Appraisal of Missouri, Inc...

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with information tailored for your particular appraisal need. Just explain your situation, and we will provide suggestions.
  • Swift turnaround for appraisals: Normally one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We provide a variety of types of reports and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers minus the industry jargon and in an easy to digest format with consumers in mind.
  • Quick to follow-up questions: Reports we create are written in plain English, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion about your appraisal after you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!