Appraisal services for home sellers - Dan Helms & Company

Putting a house on the market in or near Santa Rosa County? Contact Dan Helms & Company and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to understand their local real estate market.

We are not talking about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want 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 FL homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very difficult to be objective about your 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.

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

Be a very useful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Make you aware of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
Help decrease the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to fall through

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that the value of their home is a great deal more than they thought. So investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they originally thought. Others have an an exaggerated impression of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You might have a highly experienced agent but it's definitely a good idea to get of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Dan Helms & Company help. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a complete breakdown for the unique features of your property and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

We also offer general consulting

Don't need a full appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help gathering local property and sales data. We offer services designed for the needs of customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

After you order an appraisal report through us, expect the following....

We pride ourselves on 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. Just tell us your situation and offer you suggestions.
Swift turnaround time: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
Quick to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!