Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Steven Kittle Appraisals will ensure you get it right.

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

You, as a homeowner, might be thinking about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. You see, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market. After all, a home is only going to sell for what another person is willing to give you.

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

Selling on your own?

Quite a few Missouri homeowners are deciding 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 top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard 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.

In addition to helping you set a sound selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very valuable negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help lower the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop
It can be surprising to people to discover the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they could have originally gotten. Others have an an exaggerated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal gave them the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - rather than waiting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Greene County

You may have a highly talented agent, but it's definitely a good idea to have an analysis of your home's value before signing a listing contract. Steven Kittle Appraisals can help. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a comprehensive description of your property and its features and 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

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

If you're wondering what you'll be getting from us when you order an appraisal just take a look....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers. We'll be thrilled to provide suggestions - just let us know what your situation is.
  • Fast turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
  • Consulting and appraisal report presentations that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed many of assignments, and we understand that when it's real estate appraising, there is no typical or standard "generic" report. We provide many different types of reports and are skillful at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to read it.
  • Quick to follow-up questions: Our reports are written in plain English, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion concerning your appraisal once you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!