Putting a house on the market in or near Jefferson County? Contact Dalton Moore and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider 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 fully grasp local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses your home's market value.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

An increasing amount of AL homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult to be objective about your 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 will getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very helpful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Decrease the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

People are surprised to discover the value of their home is much more than they thought. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated opinion of their home's value, 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 rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you have with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Dalton Moore can help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

We also are available for general consulting

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like assistance gathering local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report through us, you can expect....

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be delighted to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Fast turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of report types, and are experienced at providing appraisals to consumers sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Prompt reply to follow-up questions: Reports we write are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions about your appraisal, once you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!