Pre-Listing Appraisal Services from On the Mark Appraisals

Working with an agent to list your home? Then you can expect them to give you a comparative market analysis (or a CMA) that displays competing homes for sale in your local area. It's a good starting point in determining your home's listing price. If you're going to maximize your profit and minimize your home's time on the market, this is a really important step.

But even if you're working with the most experienced agent, it's in your best interest to have a third-party's objective opinion of value prior to signing a Listing Agreement.

And that's where On the Mark Appraisals can help you! We can perform a pre-listing appraisal so you and your real estate agent both have an accurate description of your house's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales or "comps".

A professional appraisal from On the Mark Appraisals can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will entice potential buyers, and we'll also:

• Provide tips to help you negotiate once you have found a potential buyer
• Provide written proof of your house's state inside and out to blow away potential buyers
• Make you aware of problems and eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour
• Reduce chances of unknown difficulties that can cause sales to fizzle
• Cut out the wait for the buyer's appraisal to have confidence the sale will go through.

Upgrades that improve your home's value

There are other important questions you should ask yourself, in addition to "how much?", prior to listing your house. Questions like "Should we paint the outside of the house before we sell it?", "Should I put in that third bathroom?", "Do I need to finish my kitchen remodel?" You may not realize it, but everything we do to our houses can affect their value. But not everything will have an equal affect. A kitchen remodel may improve the appeal of a home, but it may not justify the costs you'd pay.

We'll help you make some of these important decisions. On the Mark Appraisals appraisers have no vested interest in what amount the home sells for, unlike a real estate agent. Our fees are based on efforts to finalize your report, and not a percentage of your home's sale price. An appraisal fee from On the Mark Appraisals is based on our efforts to complete the report, and are not a percentage of the sales price. Our fees are not a percentage of your home's sale price — your fee to us is based on efforts to finalize the report. So please consider ordering an appraisal from On the Mark Appraisals. When it comes to investing in your house and deciding on a fair sales price, we'll help homeowners like you make the best decisions.