Selling your home in or near Jefferson County? Contact Pierce Appraising and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want for it. Rather, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for information regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of TX homeowners are choosing 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, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a qualified appraiser. You need objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very helpful negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help lower the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people when they find out the value of their home is more than they originally believed. 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 expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Jefferson County

You may have a highly talented agent but it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Pierce Appraising comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise description of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but would like some information about how real estate is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like assistance analyzing local property and sales data. We have services designed especially for customers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

If your curious what you can expect from when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your particular appraisal need. We'll be delighted to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Fast turnarounds for appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of types of reports, and are experienced 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.
  • Fast to follow-up questions: Reports we write are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries dealing your appraisal, once you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!