Pre-Listing Appraisal Services from Marty Tehrani

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 house is much more than they thought, so investing in a professional appraisal actually allowed these sellers to get several thousand dollars over what they thought they'd get for their home. There are also plenty of sellers who think their home is worth a lot more than it really is, and an appraisal helped them to decide on a realistic price for their home in order for it to sell. Overpriced homes will not attract serious buyers, which means you have wasted time on money and are left with no offers. Every month your house stays on the market is another month you have to pay its mortgage. All the while you're stuck paying the mortgage while your house is sitting still on the market.

In today's adapting market, appointing a licensed appraiser is the #1 way to get a proper listing price for your home.

Are you working with an agent to list your property? Then you can expect them to give you a comparative market analysis (or a CMA) that displays similar homes for sale in your local area. It's a customary starting point in deciding your home's listing price. This step is vital if you're going to maximize your profit and minimize the house's time on the market.

Even if you have been working with the most accomplished real estate agent, it's in your best interest to have a third-party's objective opinion before signing the Listing Agreement.

And that's where Marty Tehrani comes in! We'll 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".

A qualified appraisal from Marty Tehrani can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will charm buyers, and we'll also:

Provide tips to help you negotiate once you have an interested buyer
Blow away buyers with written proof of your home's state inside and out
Eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour
Reduce chances of unknown quandaries that can cause sales to fold
Cut out waiting for the buyer's appraisal to have assurance the deal can be underwritten.

Improvements to add value to your home

Marty Tehrani can help you answer the many important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your home. You should ask yourself questions like "Should we paint the entire house before we sell it?", "Would it help to put in that new bathroom?", "Do I need to finish my closet remodel?" Everything we do to our houses can have an effect on their value. But everything will affect it in a different way. Remodeling your kitchen may improve your home's appeal, but be sure to figure out the expenses involved before diving in. It may not justify the time and costs involved.

Marty Tehrani can help you with these decisions. Appraisers don't have any vested interest in your final selling price, like a real estate agent do. Your fee to us is based on efforts to complete the report, and not a percentage of your home's sale price. An appraisal fee from Marty Tehrani is based on our efforts to finalize your report, and are not a percentage of your home's sale price. Our fees are not a percentage of your home's sale price — our appraisal fees are based on efforts to finalize the report. So a professional appraisal from Marty Tehrani helps homeowners make the decisions on investing in their home and settling on a fair sales price.