Appraisal services for home sellers - John S. Porter

Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from John S. Porter will ensure you get it right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money 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 get a handle on real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

Quite a few MI homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, 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.

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

Be a very beneficial negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Alert you of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
Lower the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised when they find out the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated impression 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 instead of sitting 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 professional value opinion before listing

You might have a very skilled agent but it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where John S. Porter comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Consulting services for Antrim County Sellers: Have 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? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like assistance gathering local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate decisions with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report through , expect the following....

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients Just tell us your situation and we will make suggestions.
Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Typically 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.
Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on lots of assignments, and we've learned that when providing real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide a lot of different of report types, and are skilled 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 John S. Porter: When we create reports, we make sure they are clearly written, 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, after you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!