Getting an appraisal from Terry Richardson before putting your Maricopa County home on the market saves you time and money.

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 in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. Rather, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home.

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

For Sale By Owner?

An increasing amount of AZ homeowners are choosing 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, quickly and to get the most you can, what you need is a qualified appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult 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.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very beneficial bargaining tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help decrease the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to fall through

It can be surprising to people when they find out that their home's value is much more than they thought. So investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they originally thought. Others have an an overestimated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Maricopa County

Even if you have with an extremely talented agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Terry Richardson can help. An appraisal can be invaluable in this scenario. 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 record of recent comparable properties in the area.

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

Don't need an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how real estate is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require assistance collecting local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate concerns with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

If your curious what to expect from us 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 prompt response: We tailor information to the needs of our customers We'll be delighted to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Swift turnaround time: Normally 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.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of types of reports, and are well seasoned at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Terry Richardson: When we deliver a report to our clients, 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 governs the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!