Getting an appraisal from Noel Appraisals before putting your Elkins home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to get a handle on local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

Contact us for any questions regarding the specific services for home sellers we offer.

For Sale By Owner?

An increasing amount of WV homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But 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, and we understand that it can be very 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 astute asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very valuable negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Lower the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to deteriorate

People are surprised when they find out their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they originally thought. Others have an an inflated impression of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Elkins

Even if you have with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Noel Appraisals can help. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a detailed description for your property and its features and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

We also are available for general consulting

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 require assistance collecting local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

After you order an appraisal report through us, you can expect....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a immediate response: We personalize information to the needs of our customers We'll be more then happy to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds on 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.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've done quite a few of assignments, and we know that in the art of real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Fast reply to follow-up questions: When we create reports, we make sure they are clearly written, easy to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion about your appraisal, after you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!