Getting an appraisal from Keith Stone Appraiser before putting your Mount Shasta home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a must. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand their local real estate market.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for details regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Going to sell your home yourself?

An increasing amount of CA homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, what you need is a expert appraiser. The best thing to have is objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very difficult 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 sensible selling 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 the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Decrease the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover their home's value is much more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they expected they would get. Others have an an exaggerated opinion of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you're working with an extremely talented agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Keith Stone Appraiser help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate writeup of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but would like some information about how real estate is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We offer services designed especially for consumers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

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

  • 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. Just tell us your situation and give you suggestions.
  • Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Normally one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed a lot of assignments, and we've learned that practice of real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "generic" report. We offer many different of report types, 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.
  • Fast reply to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, once you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!