Need a pre-listing appraisal? Contact Deer Creek Appraisals

Avoid having your home on the market too long or selling yourself short by getting an appraisal to demonstrate the right listing price.

A lot of sellers are shocked when they find out that the market value of their house is a lot more than they expected, so investing in a professional appraisal actually allowed these people to receive several thousand more dollars than they thought they would when their home was sold. Others have an over-inflated opinion of their home's estimated value and an appraisal helped them to decide on a realistic price for their home in order for it to sell. An overpriced property won't attract serious potential buyers, which means no offers and no closing and that you have wasted valuable time, money, and efforts. Each month that your home is still on the market is another month you have to pay its mortgage. And in the meantime, you're stuck paying the mortgage while your property is still sitting on the market.

In today's fluctuating market, using a licensed appraiser is the top way to get a precise listing price for your home.

Working with a real estate agent to sell your property? Then they'll give you a comparative market analysis (or a CMA) that displays competing sales houses in your area. It's a good starting point when determining your home's listing price. If you're going to minimize your home's time on the market and maximize your profit, this is a crucial step.

In our opinion, however, you should also get an appraisal from someone who tracks real estate values for living - BEFORE listing your home - even if you're working with an experienced real estate agent.

And that's where Deer Creek Appraisals can help you! We'll perform a pre-listing appraisal so you and your agent both have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comp sales and an accurate description of your house's features.

A professional appraisal from Deer Creek Appraisals can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will entice buyers, and we'll also:

Be an extremely valuable negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer
Impress potential buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour and make you aware of problems that might delay your closing
Cut down the chances of unexpected difficulties that can cause your sale to fold
Do away with waiting for the buyer's appraisal to have confidence the sale will go through.

Improvements to add value to your home

Deer Creek Appraisals can help you answer the many important questions to ask yourself before listing your home. You should ask yourself questions like "Would it be better to paint the whole house before we sell it?", "Should I put in that new bathroom?", "Should I complete my kitchen remodel?" You may not realize it, but everything we do to our houses can affect their value. But, not all of them have an equal affect. A kitchen remodel might improve your home's appeal, but it may not justify the expenses involved.

We'll help you make some of these important decisions. Unlike a real estate agent, an appraiser has no vested interest in what amount the house sells for. Our fees are based on efforts to finalize the report, and not a percentage of your home's sale price. An appraisal fee from Deer Creek Appraisals is based on our efforts to finalize your report, and are not a percentage of the sales price. Our fees are not a percentage of your home's sale price — our appraisal fees are based on efforts to complete your report. When it comes to investing in your home and setting a fair price to sell at, a professional appraisal from us helps you make the sharpest decisions.