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

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to understand real estate market forces.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value. A home is only worth what another person is going to pay.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Appraisals are valuable tools for families selling without an agent

More and more Utah 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 skilled appraiser. It can be very difficult to get an objective opinion, it's very difficult to take an objective look at 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 sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Give you an advantage while bargaining when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Decrease the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to fall through
People are surprised when they find out their home's value is quite a bit more than they thought. So spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they originally thought. 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. Asking too much for a home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Washington County

You may have a very experienced agent, but it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value before signing a listing contract. And that's where RJ Appraisal comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate summarizing of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

We also provide general consulting

Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance collecting local sales and property data. We can help solve your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

After you order an appraisal report from RJ Appraisal, you can expect....

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be delighted to offer suggestions - just tell us what your situation is.
  • Fast turnaround time: Usually in a week's time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Appraisal and consulting report presentations to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We offer a lot of different report types and are skillful at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to read it.
  • Quick to follow-up questions: Documents we deliver are written in plain English, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion about your appraisal once you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!