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

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. You see, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market. Technically, something is only worth the price another person is going to pay.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

More and more Ohio 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, with minimal waiting and for the best price, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult 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 sound selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Prevent the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop
Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out the value of their home is quite a bit more than they thought. So taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they could have originally gotten. Alternatively, some people have an inflated opinion when they put a value on their home, and by getting an appraisal it gave them the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly - instead of waiting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home causes buyers to back off, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while your house waits for a buyer.

Pre-listing appraisals in Lancaster

You may have an extremely experienced agent, but it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value before finalizing a listing contract. And that's where Freedom Appraisals comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Freedom Appraisals is available for general consulting

If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require some help gathering local property and sales data, we offer services tailored especially for clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

When you order an appraisal report through us, expect the following....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers. Just let us know your situation, and we will provide suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround on appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
  • Consulting and appraisal report presentations to suit YOUR needs: We've done lots of assignments, and we understand that in the practice of real estate appraising, there isn't a typical or standard "cookie cutter" assignment. We provide quite a few different report types and have know how at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum and in an easy to read format with the general public in mind.
  • Fast to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any questions about your appraisal after you've read through the report, we suggest that you simply email or call us!