Appraisal services for home sellers - Lane Appraisals

Putting a house on the market in or near Los Angeles County? Contact Lane Appraisals and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money 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 get a handle on real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

Appraisals are valuable tools for people selling without an agent

Quite a few CA homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, you need a qualified appraiser. You need objective opinions, and we understand that it's difficult 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.

In addition to helping you set a astute asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very valuable bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease 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 stall a closing
Lower the possibility of hidden problems that cause sales to flop

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they expected they would get. Others have an an inflated assessment of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable 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, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to get of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Lane Appraisals comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Serving CA with the very best real estate consulting services

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but are looking for information about the real estate market in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need some help gathering local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

Here's what to expect when you place an order for an appraisal from us....

We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a immediate response: We tailor information to the needs of our customers We'll be delighted to provide suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
Quick turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've done a large amount of assignments, and we've learned that practice of real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "generic" report. We provide quite a few different of report types, and are experienced at providing appraisals to consumers minus the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from Lane Appraisals: When we create reports, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, once you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!