Putting a house on the market in or near Taylor County? Contact Big Country Residential Appraisals and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of TX homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, and we understand that it's hard to take an objective look at 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 will getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Give you an advantage while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help lower the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to fall through

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is much more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they originally thought. Others have an an overestimated assessment of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts 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 Abilene

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to get of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Big Country Residential Appraisals comes in. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent 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 the latest comparable properties in the area.

Sometimes it's useful to have a general resource 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 you don't need an "appraisal" but you need assistance gathering 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.

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

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will provide you with personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be delighted to offer suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on quite a few of assignments, and we've learned that practice of real estateappraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" report. We offer a variety of types of reports, and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to clients minus the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Prompt response to follow-up questions: Our reports are clearly written, easy to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries about your appraisal, once you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!