Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Benchmark Appraisals of Kansas will ensure you get it right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a must. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand the nuances of 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, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of KS homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help 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 skilled appraiser. The best thing to have is objective opinions, and we understand that it's hard to take an objective look at 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 asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Make you aware of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Lower the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people when they find out that their home's value is more than they originally believed. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an exaggerated assessment of the value of their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Arcadia

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Benchmark Appraisals of Kansas can help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a detailed description of your property and its features which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Serving Crawford County with unsurpassed real estate consulting services

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but would like some information about the real estate market in your area? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance gathering local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

Here's what you can expect when you order an appraisal through us....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnaround time: Usually in a weeks time 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 formats to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer quite a few different of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers sans the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from Benchmark Appraisals of Kansas: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, easy to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, after you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!