Appraisal services for home sellers - Bottiger Appraisal

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

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. 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 difficult for them to fully grasp their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

Going to sell your home yourself?

Quite a few KS 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, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get 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.

In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very helpful negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Make you aware of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
Decrease the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

It can be surprising to people to discover their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have 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 in order for it to sell quickly rather than waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Let Bottiger Appraisal help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise 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".

Bottiger Appraisal also offer general consulting

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance collecting local property and sales data. We can help solve your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for consumers with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report from us, expect the following....

We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
Quick turnarounds for appraisals: Normally 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.
Consulting and Appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer many different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers sans the 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 Bottiger Appraisal: Our reports are written in plain English, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!