Have confidence in your listing price with an appraisal from Island House Appraisals Inc.

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 home is a lot more than they'd planned, so investing in an appraisal from Island House Appraisals Inc actually allowed these people to get several thousand dollars over what they thought they'd get for their home. An appraisal helps those who have an inflated opinion of their home's amount of value to decide on a realistic price for their home in order for it to sell. Overpriced homes don'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 you're stuck paying the mortgage while your house is sitting still on the market.

Using a licensed appraiser is the number one way to get a correct listing price for your home in today's fluctuating market.

Are you working with a real estate agent to sell your property? Then you can expect them to provide you with a comparative market analysis (or a CMA) that displays comparable homes for sale in your town. It's a good starting point in determining your home's listing price. This is a crucial step if your goals are to maximize profit and minimize your time on the market.

In our opinion, however, you should also get an appraisal from a licensed professional who tracks real estate values for living - PRIOR to putting your home on the market - even if you're working with an experienced agent.

And that's where Island House Appraisals Inc comes in! We'll do a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comp sales and an accurate description of your home's features.

Island House Appraisals Inc can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will draw in potential buyers, and we can also:

Be an extremely valuable negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer
Blow away 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 a closing
Decrease the chances of unknown issues that cause the process to flop
Cut out waiting for the buyer's appraisal to have confidence the deal can be underwritten.

Home improvements that add value

Island House Appraisals Inc can help you answer the many important questions to ask yourself before listing your property. Questions like "Would it be better to paint the outside of the house before we sell it?", "Would it help to put in that new bathroom?", "Do I need to finish my closet remodel?" Everything we do to our houses have an effect on their value. But, not all of them have an equal affect. Remodeling your kitchen may improve the appeal of a home, but be sure to figure out the costs involved before diving in. It might not justify the time and costs involved.

We'll help you make some of these decisions. An appraiser has no vested interest in what amount the house sells for, unlike a real estate agent. Our fees are based on efforts to complete the report, and not a percentage of the sales price. An appraisal fee from Island House Appraisals Inc is based on our efforts to finalize your report, and are not a percentage of your home's sale price. Our fees are not a percentage of your home's sale price — our appraisal fees are based on efforts to complete your report. So please consider ordering an appraisal from Island House Appraisals Inc. When it comes to investing in your house and setting a fair sale price, we'll help homeowners like you make the smartest decisions.