Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Key Appraisal LLC will ensure you get it right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand their local real estate market.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home.

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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

An increasing amount of KY homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, it's very hard to take an objective look at 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.

Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very beneficial negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Prevent the odds of unidentified problems that cause sales to deteriorate

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is much more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated opinion of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Lexington

Even if you have with an extremely talented agent, it's definitely a good idea to have of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Key Appraisal LLC comes in. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a comprehensive breakdown of the unique features of your property which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

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

Don't need a full appraisal but still need 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 sales and property data. We have services designed for the needs of clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your particular appraisal need. Just tell us your situation and offer you suggestions.
  • Swift turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've done lots of assignments, and we know that practice of real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide quite a few different of report types, and are well seasoned 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.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Key Appraisal LLC: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, easy to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions regarding your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!