Need a pre-listing appraisal? Contact KEY INSIGHT

Avoid having your home on the market too long or selling yourself short by getting an appraisal to demonstrate the right listing price.

A lot of sellers are shocked when they find out that the market value of their house is a lot more than they expected, so investing in a professional appraisal from us actually allowed these people to receive several thousand more dollars than they thought they would when their home was sold. An appraisal helps those who have an over-inflated opinion of their home's estimated value to decide on a realistic price for their home in order for it to sell. An overpriced home won't attract buyers, which means you have wasted time on money and are left with no offers. Each month that your home is still sitting on the market is another month you have to pay its mortgage. All the while you're stuck paying the mortgage while your property is sitting still on the market.

Using a licensed appraiser is the number one way to get an exact listing price for your home in today's fluctuating market.

Are you working with a real estate agent to list your property? Quite often you can expect them to give you a comparative market analysis (CMA) that displays competing sales houses in your local area. It's a good starting point in deciding your home's listing price. For anyone looking to get most profit out of their house, which includes not having it for sale too long, this is a standard process.

However, it's also advantageous to have an "objective" third-party's opinion of value before signing a Listing Agreement, even if you are working with the most experienced agent.

That's where we come in! We can do a pre-listing appraisal so you and your real estate agent both have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales and an accurate description of your house's features.

KEY INSIGHT can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will entice potential buyers, and we can also:

Help provide advice when negotiating once you find an interested buyer
Provide written proof of your home's condition inside and out to impress potential buyers
Eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour and make you aware of problems
Decrease the chances of unexpected problems that cause the process to flop
Eliminate the wait for the buyer's appraisal to have confidence the deal can be underwritten.

Improvements to add value

KEY INSIGHT can help you answer the many important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your house. Questions like "Should we paint the entire house before we sell it?", "Would it help to put in that new bathroom?", "Should I finish my closet remodel?" You may not realize it, but everything we do to our houses can affect their value. But everything will affect it in a different way. While a kitchen remodel may improve your home's appeal, it might not add nearly enough to the value to justify the expenses.

KEY INSIGHT will step in and help you make these decisions. An appraiser has no vested interest in what amount the house sells for, unlike a real estate agent. Your fee to us is based on efforts to complete your report, and not a percentage of your home's sale price. An appraisal fee from KEY INSIGHT is based on our efforts to complete your report, and are not a percentage of the sales price. Our fees are not a percentage of your home's sale price — our fees are based on efforts to complete the report. When it comes to investing in your home and setting a fair price to sell at, a professional appraisal from KEY INSIGHT will help you make the smartest decisions.