Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Karen Castaneda will ensure you get it right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

For Sale By Owner?

More and more TX homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly 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 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 will getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very beneficial bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help decrease the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

It can be surprising to people when they find out their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they originally thought. Others have an an overestimated 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. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Pre-listing appraisals in McLennan County

Even if you have with an extremely talented agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Karen Castaneda can help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate description of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Serving McLennan County with the finest real estate consulting services

Have you decided against a full appraisal but are looking for information about how real estate is doing in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help gathering local property and sales data. We offer services designed for the needs of clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

If your curious what you can expect from when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Fast turnarounds for appraisals: Usually 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: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of types of reports, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Fast response to follow-up questions: Documents we deliver are clearly written, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions regarding your appraisal, once you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!