Need a pre-listing appraisal? Contact Gilliland & Associates

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 an appraisal from Gilliland & Associates actually allowed them to receive several thousand more dollars than they thought they would when their home was sold. Others have an over-inflated opinion of their home's estimated value and an appraisal helped them to decide on a realistic price for their home in order for it to sell. Overpriced homes don't attract serious buyers, which means you have wasted time on money and are left with no offers. Every month your home sits on the market is another month you have to pay the mortgage. All the while you're stuck paying the mortgage while your property is still sitting on the market.

With today's ever-changing market conditions, you should definitely hire a licensed appraiser to get a true listing price for your home.

If you're working with a real estate agent to list your home, then you can expect them to give you a comparative market analysis (or a CMA) that displays a list of homes for sale in your local area. It's a good starting point in deciding your home's listing price. This step is really important if you're going to maximize your profit and minimize your house's time on the market.

However, it's definitely in your best interest to have a third-party's objective opinion before signing a Listing Agreement, even if you're working with the most experienced real estate agent.

And that's where Gilliland & Associates can help you! We can do a pre-listing appraisal so you and your real estate agent both have an accurate description of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales or "comps".

We're also experienced in assisting you with setting a realistic selling price so your house will appeal to buyers. A professional appraisal from Gilliland & Associates can:

Be an extremely valuable negotiating tool once you have found a prospective buyer
Blow away potential buyers with written proof of your house's state inside and out
Make you aware of problems and eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour
Decrease the chances of unknown difficulties that cause negotiations to go up in smoke
Do away with waiting for the buyer's appraisal to have confidence the deal will close.

Improvements to add value to your home

Gilliland & Associates can help you answer the many important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your home. You should ask yourself questions like "Would it be better to paint the outside of the house before we sell it?", "Would it help to put in that third bathroom?", "Do I need to finish my closet remodel?" Many things that we do to our houses can have an effect on their value. But, not all of them have an equal affect. Remodeling your kitchen might improve your home's appeal, but be sure to figure out the expenses involved before diving in. It might not justify the time and costs involved.

We'll help you make some of these decisions. Appraisers have no vested interest in your final selling price, like a real estate agent do. Your fee to us is based on efforts to finalize your report, and not a percentage of your home's sale price. An appraisal fee from Gilliland & Associates is based on our efforts to finalize the report, and are not a percentage of the sales price. Our fees are not a percentage of the sales price — our appraisal fees are based on efforts to finalize the report. So please consider ordering an appraisal from Gilliland & Associates. When it comes to investing in your house and settling on a fair sales price, we'll help you make the best decisions.