Putting a house on the market in or near Kent County? Contact Cascade Appraisal and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Appraisals are valuable tools for families selling without an agent

Quite a few MI 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 to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it can be 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 sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help lower the possibility of hidden problems that cause sales to fall through

People are surprised when they find out the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they originally thought. Others have an an inflated assessment when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Kent County

Even if you have with an extremely talented agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Cascade Appraisal comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise writeup of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

We also are available for general consulting

Don't need an entire 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 require assistance gathering local property and sales data. We can provide assistance for your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

Here's what to expect when you order an appraisal from us....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Fast turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed quite a few of assignments, and we understand that when providing real estateappraising there is no typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We offer quite a few different of report types, and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Prompt to follow-up questions: Reports we write are written in plain English, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, once you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!