Getting an appraisal from Barnard & Associates Appraisal Services before putting your Southern California home on the market saves you time and money.

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 a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to fully grasp their local real estate market.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home.

Contact us for any questions regarding services specialized for home sellers.

For Sale By Owner?

More and more CA homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, you need a expert appraiser. It can be very difficult to get 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 explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a realistic asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very helpful negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help lower the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

People are surprised when they find out that the value of their home is a great deal more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated assessment of the value of 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 instead of waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Southern California

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Barnard & Associates Appraisal Services comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate summarizing of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Barnard & Associates Appraisal Services also are available for general consulting

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but would like some information about how real estate is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need assistance collecting local sales and property data. We have services designed for the needs of customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've done lots of assignments, and we've learned that in the art of real estate consulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We provide a variety of report types, and are skilled 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.
  • Fast reply to follow-up questions: Our reports are written in plain English, 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 regarding your appraisal, after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!