Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Certified Appraisals.

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 you in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand the nuances of their local real estate market.

You, as a homeowner, might be thinking about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value. After all, a home is only going to sell for the price another person is offering to give you.

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

Selling on your own?

Quite a few South Carolina homeowners are making the decision 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 the best price, you need a qualified appraiser. You need an objective opinion, it can be very hard to be objective about 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.

In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Give you an advantage while negotiating while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Call attention to any problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help lower the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to fall through
It can be surprising to people to discover the value of their home is quite a bit more than they thought. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they could have originally gotten. Others have an an overestimated impression of the value of their home, and by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Horry County

Even if you have a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing contract. Let Certified Appraisals help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a definitive writeup of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Certified Appraisals provides general consulting

If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like assistance collecting local property and sales data, we can be a resource for your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report from Certified Appraisals, you can expect....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We personalize information to the needs of our customers. Just let us know your situation, and we will provide suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround time: Typically in a week's time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Consulting and appraisal report presentations that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We provide a variety of types of reports 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 Certified Appraisals: Reports we create are clearly written, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion concerning your appraisal once you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!