Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Nathan James Appraisals LLC will ensure you get it right.

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 you 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 understand their local real estate market.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

Contact us for any questions regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

More and more MI 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, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it's 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.

Not only will 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 while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help prevent the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people to discover the value of their home is quite a bit more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they originally expected. Alternatively, some people have an inflated opinion 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 rather than sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Pre-listing appraisals in Middleville

Even if you have with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Nathan James Appraisals LLC comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a detailed breakdown for the unique features of your property and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Serving MI with the highest quality real estate consulting services

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but would like some information about the real estate market in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need some help collecting local sales and property data. We have services designed especially for clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

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

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Swift turnaround time: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've done lots of assignments, and we've learned that when providing real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" report. We provide quite a few different of report types, 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 fast follow-up from Nathan James Appraisals LLC: Our reports 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, once you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!