Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Don Hess Appraisal Services 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 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 get a handle on local real estate values.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. A home is only going to sell for what another person is going to pay.

Contact us for any questions regarding the specific services we offer for home sellers.

Going to sell your home yourself?

Quite a few Virginia homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, what you need is a skilled appraiser. You need an objective opinion, 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 asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very beneficial negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Prevent the odds of hidden 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 spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they could have originally banked. Alternatively, some people have an inflated impression when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price for their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while you're in Real Estate "limbo".

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You may have an extremely experienced agent, but it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Don Hess Appraisal Services help. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a detailed breakdown for your property and its features and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for Stephens City Sellers: Have a local expert at your disposal

Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need assistance gathering local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

This is a little bit of what to expect when you place an order for an appraisal from Don Hess Appraisal Services...

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers. We'll be thrilled to provide suggestions - just let us know what your situation is.
  • Fast turnaround for appraisals: Usually in a week's time or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Consulting and appraisal report presentations to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We offer quite a few different types of reports and are well seasoned at providing appraisals to consumers minus the industry jargon and in an easy to read format with consumers in mind.
  • Fast response to follow-up questions: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any questions concerning your appraisal once you've read through the report, we suggest that you simply email or call us!