Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Summit Appraisal, Inc. will ensure you get it right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to understand their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, an appraisal assesses your home's market value.

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

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of CA homeowners are choosing 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, what you need is a qualified appraiser. The best thing to have is objective opinions, it's very hard to take an objective look at 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 realistic asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very useful bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Call attention to any problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Lower the chances of hidden problems that cause sales to backslide

It can be surprising to people when they find out their home's value is quite a bit more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they thought they would get. Others have an an inflated opinion of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than 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 Contra Costa County

Even if you have with the most experienced agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Summit Appraisal, Inc. comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a definitive summarizing of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Summit Appraisal, Inc. also offer general consulting

Don't need an entire appraisal but would like some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like some help collecting local property and sales data. We can help solve your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

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

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We personalize information to the needs of our customers Just explain your situation and give you suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide a lot of different of types of reports, and are familiar at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Summit Appraisal, Inc.: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions about your appraisal, once you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!