Putting a house on the market in or near Orange County? Contact Excel Appraisal Services, Inc and make sure you're setting the price 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 difficult for them to understand real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you'd like to get 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.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

An increasing amount of CA homeowners are making the decision 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 for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it's very difficult to take an objective look at 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 can getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Give you an advantage while bargaining when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help decrease the odds of unidentified problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they originally thought. Others have an an inflated opinion of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home 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 Orange County

Even if you have with a very skilled agent, it's definitely a good idea to have of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Let Excel Appraisal Services, Inc help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a complete breakdown of the unique features of your property and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Excel Appraisal Services, Inc also provide general consulting

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but are looking for information about the health of your area's real estate? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want some help analyzing local sales and property data. We have services tailored for the needs of consumers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

This is a little bit of what to expect when you place an order for an appraisal through us....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our customers Just tell us your situation and offer you suggestions.
  • Fast turnarounds on appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on lots of assignments, and we know that whether it's real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide many different of types of reports, 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.
  • Prompt response to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!