Getting an appraisal from K.W. APPRAISALS, LLC before putting your East Grand Rapids home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand the nuances of local real estate values.

You, as a homeowner, might be focused on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home. A home is only worth the price another person is offering to pay.

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

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

More and more Michigan 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, what you need is a professional appraisal. You need an objective opinion, and we understand that it can be very hard to take an objective look at 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 to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very beneficial bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help prevent the chances of hidden problems that cause sales to flop
It can be surprising to people when they find out that their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they originally thought. Others have an an overestimated assessment of their home's value, and by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - rather than waiting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while your home sits on the market.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you have an extremely talented agent, it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value before signing a listing agreement. And that's where K.W. APPRAISALS, LLC comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

We also provide general consulting

If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require some help collecting local sales and property data, we can be a resource for your real estate concerns with services especially designed for consumers with your real estate needs.

If you're curious what you'll be getting from K.W. APPRAISALS, LLC when you order an appraisal just take a look....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We tailor information to the needs of our clients. Just let us know your situation, and we will make suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround on appraisals: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Consulting and appraisal report presentations to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We provide quite a few different report types and are skilled 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 understand it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick response from K.W. APPRAISALS, LLC: Documents we deliver are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion regarding your appraisal once you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!