Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Barri Riley.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you'd like 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.

Appraisals are valuable tools for homeowners selling without an agent

More and more PA 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, and we understand that it can be very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help lower the possibility of unknown problems that cause sales to flop

People are surprised to discover their home's value is quite a bit more than they thought. So spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they originally thought. Others have an an overestimated assessment of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than 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.

Pre-listing appraisals in Montgomery County

You may have a very talented agent but it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Barri Riley comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise summarizing of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need assistance gathering local sales and property data. We offer services tailored especially for customers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

If your wondering what you'll be getting from us when you order an appraisal just take a look....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients Just explain your situation and offer you suggestions.
  • Swift turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed quite a few of assignments, and we've learned that in the business of real estateappraising there is no typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We provide many different of types of reports, and are experienced at providing appraisals to clients minus the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Prompt reply to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries dealing your appraisal, after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!