Getting an appraisal from Peak Appraisals (304) 703-2531 before putting your Petersburg home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to get a handle on local real estate values.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

More and more WV homeowners are deciding 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, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Alert you of problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help lower the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to deteriorate

It can be surprising to people when they find out that the value of their home 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 originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated impression of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of waiting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Pre-listing appraisals in Grant County

You may have an extremely talented agent but it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Peak Appraisals (304) 703-2531 help. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a complete breakdown for your property and its features which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for WV Sellers: Put a local expert at your disposal

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance gathering local sales and property data. We offer services designed especially for clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

If your curious what to expect from when you order an appraisal just take a look....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Typically 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 arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed a lot of assignments, and we've learned that in the business of real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We offer quite a few 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.
  • Quick to follow-up questions: Reports we write are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!