Putting a house on the market in or near Marion County? Contact Moyer Appraisal Service, Inc. and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a must. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand real estate market forces.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Appraisals are valuable tools for families selling without an agent

More and more IN 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 for top dollar, you need a qualified appraiser. You need objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very useful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help prevent the odds of unidentified problems that cause sales to fall through

People are surprised when they find out that the value of their home is a great deal more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated opinion 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 in order for it to sell quickly instead of gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Marion County

You might have an extremely experienced agent but it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Moyer Appraisal Service, Inc. comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate description of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Moyer Appraisal Service, Inc. also offer general consulting

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but would like some information about the real estate market in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need some help collecting local sales and property data. We have services designed for the needs of customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your particular appraisal need. Just tell us your situation and provide suggestions.
  • Fast turnarounds on appraisals: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." 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 so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Quick to follow-up questions: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!