Appraisal services for home sellers - Dogwood Appraisal

Getting an appraisal from Dogwood Appraisal before putting your Knox County home on the market saves you time and money.

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

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

Selling on your own?

More and more TN 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 for top dollar, you need a skilled appraiser. You need objective opinions, it can be very difficult to be objective about your 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 can getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Give you an advantage while negotiating when you find a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
Make you aware of problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
Help prevent the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to fall through

People are surprised to discover their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they expected they would get. Others have an an overestimated opinion of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Knox County

Even if you have with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to have of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Dogwood Appraisal comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate description of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Serving TN with the very best real estate consulting services

Don't need an entire appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help collecting local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

Here's what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal through ....

Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with information tailored for your particular appraisal need. Just explain your situation and we will make suggestions.
Quick turnarounds for appraisals: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Consulting and Appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've done a lot of assignments, and we've learned that in the business of real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" report. We provide a lot of different of types of reports, and are skillful at providing appraisals to clients minus the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Fast reply to follow-up questions: Our reports are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any questions dealing your appraisal, after you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!