Getting an appraisal from LeMaster & Associates LLC before putting your Harris County home on the market saves you time and money.

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 the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home.

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

Appraisals are valuable tools for families selling without an agent

More and more TX homeowners are deciding 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, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a expert appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, and we understand that it can be 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 realistic selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while negotiating when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Make you aware of problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Prevent the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to deteriorate

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they thought they would get. Others have an an inflated opinion when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Tomball

Even if you're working with an extremely talented agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Let LeMaster & Associates LLC help. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. You and agent will get a detailed breakdown of your property and its features which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but would like some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require some help gathering local property and sales data. We can provide assistance for your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

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

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We tailor information to the needs of our customers Just let us know your situation and provide suggestions.
  • Quick turnarounds for appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed a large amount of assignments, and we understand that practice of real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "generic" report. We offer quite a few different of types of reports, and are skillful at providing appraisals to clients 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 prompt follow-up from LeMaster & Associates LLC: When we write 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. Should you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, after you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!