Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from James Earp Appraisal Service will ensure you get it right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

Contact us for any questions regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Going to sell your home yourself?

An increasing amount of NC homeowners are making the decision 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, what you need is a skilled appraiser. The best thing to have is objective opinions, and we understand that it's difficult 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 realistic selling 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 condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help prevent the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people to discover the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an overestimated assessment of the value of their home, 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 instead of waiting 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.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You might have an extremely experienced agent but it's in your best interest to have of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Let James Earp Appraisal Service help. We can furnish 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 breakdown of the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Serving Wake County with unsurpassed real estate consulting services

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like some help collecting local sales and property data. We offer services designed for the needs of consumers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients Just explain your situation and we will make suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've done a large amount of assignments, and we understand that in the business of real estateappraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" report. We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and are skillful at providing appraisals to consumers sans the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Fast response to follow-up questions: Reports we write 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 about your appraisal, once you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!