Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Elissa Rock Runyon will ensure you get it right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand real estate market forces.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

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

Going to sell your home yourself?

More and more VI homeowners are choosing 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 to get the most you can, you need a expert appraiser. You need objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard 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 sensible selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help lower the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

People are surprised when they find out the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated impression of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than sitting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

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 signing a listing agreement. Elissa Rock Runyon can help. An appraisal can be invaluable in this scenario. You and agent will get a detailed breakdown of the unique features of your property and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for St John Sellers: Keep a local expert at your disposal

Don't need an entire appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need assistance gathering local sales and property data. We have services tailored especially for clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

Here's what you can expect when you order an appraisal through us....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We tailor information to the needs of our clients We'll be thrilled to provide suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Fast turnarounds on appraisals: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've done a large amount of assignments, and we've learned that when providing real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "generic" report. We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Elissa Rock Runyon: When we create reports, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions dealing your appraisal, after you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!