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

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth every penny in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand the nuances of local real estate values.

You, as a homeowner, might be fixated on how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market. Once you break it all down, at the end of the day, your house is only worth what another person is offering to pay.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Appraisals are valuable tools for homeowners selling without an agent

More and more Maryland homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, what you need is a skilled appraiser. You need an objective opinion, and we understand that it can be very hard to take an objective look at 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 sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very beneficial bargaining tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Call attention to any problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help lower the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to backslide
It can be surprising to people to discover the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they originally expected. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price for their home in order for it to sell quickly - rather than waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while your home sits on the market.

We also help agents price homes in Washington County

You might have a highly skilled agent, but it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value before finalizing a listing agreement. Let Antietam Appraisals help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive summarizing of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Serving Washington County with the greatest real estate consulting services

If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance gathering local sales and property data, we can provide assistance for your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

If you're curious what you'll be getting from us 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 personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be delighted to offer suggestions - just tell us what your situation is.
  • Quick turnaround on appraisals: Normally in a week's time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
  • Appraisal and consulting report presentations that suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We offer quite a few different report types and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to clients minus the industry jargon so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast response from Antietam Appraisals: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they 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. If you have any confusion about your appraisal after you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!