Appraisal services for home sellers - Riopel Appraisals

Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Riopel Appraisals will ensure you get it right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to understand real estate market forces.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

Going to sell your home yourself?

More and more KS homeowners are making the decision 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, you need a expert appraiser. The best thing to have is objective opinions, and we understand that 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 astute selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Allow you to have the edge while bargaining when you find a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Make you aware of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
Help prevent the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

It can be surprising to people to discover their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an inflated opinion of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Riopel Appraisals comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Riopel Appraisals also offer general consulting

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but still need some information about how real estate is doing in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need some help collecting local property and sales data. We offer services tailored especially for consumers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers We'll be delighted to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
Swift turnaround time: Normally in a weeks time 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 that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on lots of assignments, and we understand that when it comes real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We provide a variety of types of reports, and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to clients sans the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Riopel Appraisals: When we write reports, we make sure they 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. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, once you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!