Need a pre-listing appraisal? Contact Guerra Group Valuation & Consulting, Inc.

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

Many people are surprised when they find out that the market value of their home 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. There are also plenty of sellers who think their home is worth much more than it really is, and an appraisal helped them to realistically price their home in order for it to sell. An overpriced home will not 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 the mortgage. In the meantime, you're stuck paying the mortgage while your property is still sitting on the market.

In today's evolving market, using a licensed appraiser is the perfect way to get a proper listing price for your home.

Working with an agent to list your home? Then they'll give you a comparative market analysis (or CMA) that includes similar sale homes in your town. It's a customary starting point when determining your home's listing price. If you're going to maximize your profit and minimize your home's time on the market, this is a crucial step.

In our opinion, though, you should also get an appraisal from a professional who tracks real estate values for living - PRIOR to listing your home - even if you're working with an experienced real estate agent.

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

Guerra Group Valuation & Consulting, Inc. can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will intrigue potential buyers, and we can also:

Help provide expert advice when negotiating once you have found a potential buyer
Provide written proof of your house's state inside and out to wow potential buyers
Eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour and make you aware of problems
Decrease the chances of unexpected difficulties that cause negotiations to flop
Do away with waiting for the buyer's appraisal to have confidence the sale will go through.

Improvements that add value to your home

In addition to "how much?", there may be equally important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your house. You should ask yourself questions like "Would it be better to paint the outside of the house before we sell it?", "Should I put in that third bathroom?", "Do I need to finish my kitchen remodel?" You may not realize it, but everything we do to our houses can affect their value. But not everything will have an equal affect. While a kitchen remodel may improve the appeal of a home, it may not add nearly enough to the value to justify your expenses.

We can step in and help make these decisions. Appraisers don't have any vested interest in your final selling price, like a real estate agent do. Our appraisal fees are based on efforts to complete your report, and not a percentage of the sales price. An appraisal fee from Guerra Group Valuation & Consulting, Inc. is based on our efforts to complete the report, and are not a percentage of your home's sale price. Our fees are not a percentage of your home's sale price — your fee to us is based on efforts to complete the report. So a professional appraisal from Guerra Group Valuation & Consulting, Inc. will help homeowners make the decisions when it comes to investing in their home and setting a fair sales price.