Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Jarrett Appraisal Services.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a step in the right direction. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it's worth every penny 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 fully grasp local real estate values.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get out of it. You see, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. At the end of the day, your house is only going to sell for what another person is offering to pay.


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

Going to sell your home yourself?

More and more Virginia homeowners are deciding 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, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult 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.

In addition to helping you set a realistic asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very beneficial negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
Make you aware of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
Lower the possibility of hidden problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover their home's value is more than they originally believed. So taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - instead of sitting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Salem County

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value before finalizing a listing contract. Jarrett Appraisal Services can help. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. You and your agent will get a detailed description of the unique features of your property which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for Salem County Sellers: Keep a local expert at your disposal

If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need assistance analyzing local property and sales data, we have services designed especially for customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

This is a little bit of what to expect when you place an order for an appraisal from Jarrett Appraisal Services...

Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be delighted to give you suggestions - just let us know what your situation is.
Fast turnaround time: Usually in a week's time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
Appraisal and consulting report presentations that suit YOUR needs: We've done a lot of assignments, and we understand that when providing real estate consulting and appraising, there is no typical or standard "generic" report. We provide quite a few different types of reports and are skillful at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to understand it.
Prompt to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!