Putting a house on the market in or near Albemarle County? Contact Kristopher Galione and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; 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 practically impossible for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

Quite a few VA homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, it's very hard to take an objective look at own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

  • Be a very useful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Prevent the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to flop

People are surprised when they find out that their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated opinion of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You may have an extremely talented agent but it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Kristopher Galione can help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a complete breakdown of the unique features of your property and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

We also are available for general consulting

Don't need a full appraisal but are looking for information about how real estate is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like some help collecting local sales and property data. We have services tailored for the needs of customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a immediate response: We will give you personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Fast turnaround time: Usually in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on a lot of assignments, and we've learned that in the art of real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" report. We offer a lot of different of report types, and are experts at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Fast response to follow-up questions: Documents we deliver are written in plain English, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries dealing your appraisal, after you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!