Getting an appraisal from Smith & Associates Appraisals before putting your Clover home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is absolutely necessary. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand local real estate values.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

For Sale By Owner?

More and more SC homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, you need a qualified appraiser. The best thing to have is objective opinions, it can be very 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.

Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help decrease the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

People are surprised to discover the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment 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.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you're working with the most experienced agent, it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Smith & Associates Appraisals comes in. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a complete description of the unique features of your property which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Smith & Associates Appraisals also offer general consulting

Don't need an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance analyzing local property and sales data. We can help solve your real estate decisions with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

If your wondering what you can expect from when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will provide you with personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be delighted to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers minus the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Quick response to follow-up questions: Documents we deliver are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, once you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!