Pre-Listing Appraisal Services from Cantus Appraisal Services

Avoid having your home on the market too long or selling yourself short by getting an appraisal to demonstrate the right listing price.

So many people are blown away when they find out that the market value of their house is much more than they had planned, so investing in a professional appraisal actually allowed them to receive several thousand more dollars than they thought they would when their home was sold. An appraisal helps those who have an over-inflated opinion of their home's price value to realistically price their home in order for it to sell. An overpriced house will not attract buyers, which means you have wasted time on money and are left with no offers. Every month your house stays on the market is another month you have to pay the mortgage. All the while you're stuck paying the mortgage while your home sits on the market.

In today's adapting market, hiring a licensed appraiser is the perfect way to get a skillful listing price for your home.

If you're working with a real estate agent to sell your house, then they'll provide you with a comparative market analysis (or a CMA) that displays a list of houses for sale in your area. It's a good starting point in determining your home's listing price. If you're going to minimize your home's time on the market and maximize your profit, this is a really important step.

However, it's definitely in your best interest to have a third-party's objective opinion of value prior to signing the Listing Agreement, even if you have hired the most experienced agent.

And that's where Cantus Appraisal Services can help you! We can perform a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate description of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales or "comps".

We're also experienced in helping you set a realistic price to sell so your house will attract buyers. A skillful appraisal from Cantus Appraisal Services can:

Help provide expert advice when negotiating once you find a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of your house's quality inside and out
Eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour and make you aware of problems
Cut down the chances of unexpected quandaries that can cause your sale to crumble
Cut out the wait for the buyer's appraisal to have assurance the deal can be underwritten.

Upgrades that improve your home's value

There are other important questions you should ask yourself, in addition to "how much?", before listing your home. Questions like "Should we paint the entire house before we sell it?", "Should I put in that third bathroom?", "Should I finish my kitchen remodel?" You may not realize it, but everything we do to our houses can affect their value. But not everything will have an equal affect. A kitchen remodel may improve the appeal of a home, but it might not justify the expenses involved.

Cantus Appraisal Services can help you with these important decisions. Appraisers have no vested interest in your final selling price, like a real estate agent do. Our appraisal fees are based on efforts to finalize your report, and not a percentage of your home's sale price. An appraisal fee from Cantus Appraisal Services is based on our efforts to finalize the report, and are not a percentage of your home's sale price. Our fees are not a percentage of the sales price — our appraisal fees are based on efforts to finalize the report. So please consider ordering an appraisal from Cantus Appraisal Services. When it comes to investing in your house and deciding on a fair sales price, we'll help homeowners make the smartest decisions.