Appraisal services for home sellers - Borden Tolley Appraisal

Getting an appraisal from Borden Tolley Appraisal before putting your Durham County home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to understand real estate market forces.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

Selling on your own?

Quite a few NC homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult to be objective about 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.

Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very helpful negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Alert you of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
Help lower the odds of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated assessment 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 sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home 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 Durham County

You may have a very experienced agent but it's in your best interest to get of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Borden Tolley Appraisal comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive description of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Borden Tolley Appraisal also are available for general consulting

Don't need a full appraisal but still need some information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need some help analyzing local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

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

Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers Just tell us your situation and offer you suggestions.
Fast turnaround time: Usually one week 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 to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed quite a few of assignments, and we understand that in the business of real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We offer a lot of different of report types, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from Borden Tolley Appraisal: Our reports are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!