Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Michael A. Cahill & Associates will ensure you get it right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to understand their local real estate market.

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 your home's market value.

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

Appraisals are valuable tools for families selling without an agent

More and more OH homeowners are making the decision 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 for top dollar, you need a expert appraiser. You need objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult to take an objective look at 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 so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while negotiating while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Call attention to any problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Prevent the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to flop

People are surprised when they find out that their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they thought they would get. Others have an 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 gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Pre-listing appraisals in Dayton

You may have a highly talented agent but it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Michael A. Cahill & Associates can help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a complete breakdown for the unique features of your property which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Michael A. Cahill & Associates also offer general consulting

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but are looking for information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like assistance analyzing local property and sales data. We can provide assistance for your real estate decisions with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

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

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Normally 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.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on quite a few of assignments, and we know that whether it's real estateappraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We offer quite a few different of report types, and are well seasoned at providing appraisals to clients without a lot of industry jargon in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Michael A. Cahill & Associates: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions about your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!