Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Curtis Bay Area Appraisals.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is a must. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays 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 real estate market forces.

We are not talking about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

For Sale By Owner?

More and more California 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, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a qualified appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it can be very hard 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.

In addition to helping you set a astute asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very helpful negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help lower the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop

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 spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated assessment when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than gathering dust 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 Contra Costa County

Even if you have with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Curtis Bay Area Appraisals can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but are looking for information about the real estate market in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help collecting local sales and property data. We can help solve your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

If your wondering what you'll be getting from us when you order an appraisal just take a look....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our customers We'll be delighted to offer suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds for appraisals: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer many different of report types, and are skillful at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Prompt response to follow-up questions: Our reports are written in plain English, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, once you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!