Putting a house on the market in or near Buncombe County? Contact Gwen Keller and make sure you're setting the price 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 pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to understand the nuances of local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses your home's market value.

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

Selling on your own?

More and more NC homeowners are making the decision 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 to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult 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.

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

  • Be a very helpful negotiating tool while speaking with 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 eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help prevent the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to fall through

It can be surprising to people when they find out the value of their home is quite a bit more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they expected they would get. Others have an an inflated assessment when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Buncombe County

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Gwen Keller can help. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. You and agent will get a comprehensive description of the unique features of your property and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

Serving Asheville with unsurpassed real estate consulting services

Don't need a full appraisal but still need some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like assistance gathering local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for consumers with your real estate needs.

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

  • We take great pride in 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 thrilled to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds for appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a copy, in 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 provide quite a few different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Quick response to follow-up questions: Reports we create are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion about your appraisal, once you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!