Appraisal services for home sellers - INGRAM & ASSOCIATES

Getting an appraisal from INGRAM & ASSOCIATES before putting your Lake Arrowhead home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

More and more CA homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, it's very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

Be a very beneficial negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Call attention to any issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
Lower the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to deteriorate

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an exaggerated opinion of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than waiting 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

We also help agents price homes in San Bernardino County

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. INGRAM & ASSOCIATES can help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise summarizing of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Sometimes it's useful to have a general resource for local real estate knowledge

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but would like some information about how real estate is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like some help gathering local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report from , you can expect....

We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be delighted to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
Fast turnarounds for appraisals: 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 worked on lots of assignments, and we've learned that when providing real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We offer quite a few different of types of reports, 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.
Quick reply to follow-up questions: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions regarding your appraisal, once you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!