Getting an appraisal from German Appraisal Services before putting your Anne Arundel County home on the market saves you time and money.

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 you in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to fully grasp their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Going to sell your home yourself?

An increasing amount of MD 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 the best price, what you need is a skilled appraiser. You need objective opinions, it can be very 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 can getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very beneficial negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Make you aware of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Lower the chances of hidden problems that cause sales to flop

People are surprised when they find out their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated opinion when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you're working with the most experienced agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where German Appraisal Services comes in. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a complete breakdown of the unique features of your property which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

German Appraisal Services also offer general consulting

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but still need some information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want some help gathering local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

This is a little bit of what to expect when you order an appraisal through ....

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will provide you with information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Fast turnaround time: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a lot of different of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Quick to follow-up questions: Reports we create are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!