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

If you're planning on selling your home 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 a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

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

Selling on your own?

More and more homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, you need a qualified appraiser. You need objective opinions, it's very hard 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.

In addition to helping you set a sensible selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Give you an advantage while negotiating while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Call attention to any issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Lower the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to backslide

It can be surprising to people when they find out their home's value is more than they originally believed. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they thought they would get. Others have an an overestimated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically 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, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

We also help agents price homes in Minnehaha County

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to get of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Smart Appraisals comes in. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. You and agent will get a complete breakdown of your property and its features and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for Sellers: Keep a local expert at your disposal

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but would like some information about the real estate market in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance collecting local sales and property data. We can help solve your real estate decisions with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

If your wondering what you'll be getting from when ordering 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 will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Fast turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide a lot of different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from Smart Appraisals: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries about your appraisal, once you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!