Getting an appraisal from Smith Appraisal Services before putting your Fitchburg home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. Rather, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of Wisconsin 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, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, what you need is a expert appraiser. You need objective opinions, it's very difficult to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help prevent the possibility of unknown problems that cause sales to fall through

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover the value of their home is quite a bit more than they 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 opinion of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of waiting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Dane County

You may have an extremely skillful agent but it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Let Smith Appraisal Services help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent 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.

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require assistance analyzing local property and sales data. We have services tailored especially for customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

Here's what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal from us....

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a immediate response: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be delighted to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Swift turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed many of assignments, and we understand that practice of real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We provide a lot of different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers without so much of industry jargon so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Fast reply to follow-up questions: Reports we write are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions dealing your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!