Appraisal services for home sellers - Goddard Appraisal Services, LLC

Putting a house on the market in or near Fayette County? Contact Goddard Appraisal Services, LLC and make sure you're setting the price right.

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

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

Quite a few WV 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 the best price, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to be objective about your 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.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very valuable bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Call attention to any issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
Prevent the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to deteriorate

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they expected they would get. Others have an an inflated impression 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 instead of sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts 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 Morgantown

Even if you have with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Goddard Appraisal Services, LLC comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a definitive summarizing of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but still need some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help collecting local sales and property data. We offer services designed especially for customers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

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

Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with personalized information for your individual appraisal need. Just explain your situation and offer you suggestions.
Quick turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on quite a few of assignments, and we understand that whether it's real estateappraising there is no typical or standard, "generic" report. We provide a lot of different of types of reports, and have know how 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: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any questions regarding your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!