Putting a house on the market in or near Floyd County? Contact Michael Smith Appraisals, Inc and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want for it. Rather, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for details regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Going to sell your home yourself?

An increasing amount of GA 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 professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it can be very hard 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 realistic selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Make you aware of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Lower the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to fall through

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an inflated assessment of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Michael Smith Appraisals, Inc can help. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a detailed breakdown for 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.

We also offer general consulting

Don't need an entire appraisal but would like some information about how real estate is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We can help solve your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

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

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients Just let us know your situation and give you suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround time: Normally one week 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: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide quite a few different of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Fast reply to follow-up questions: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries dealing your appraisal, once you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!