Selling your home in or near Craven County? Contact First Choice Appraisals and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home.

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

For Sale By Owner?

Quite a few NC homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get 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.

In addition to helping you set a sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Make you aware of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help lower the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to backslide

It can be surprising to people when they find out that their home's value is higher than they first thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an inflated 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 waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Pre-listing appraisals in Craven County

You might have a very experienced agent but it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where First Choice Appraisals comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

First Choice Appraisals also offers general consulting

Have you decided against a full appraisal but would like some information about how real estate is doing in your area? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like some help gathering local property and sales data. We have services tailored especially for consumers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your particular appraisal need. Just tell us your situation and offer you suggestions.
  • Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Usually in a weeks time 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 it comes to 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.
  • Quick to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, after you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!