Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Valuation Group VT will ensure you get it right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

For Sale By Owner?

An increasing amount of VT 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, what you need is a professional appraisal. 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 inform you of what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

  • Give you an advantage while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Alert you of problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Decrease the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover their home's value is more than they originally believed. So spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they originally expected. Others have an an overestimated opinion of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Chittenden County

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to get of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Valuation Group VT can help. An appraisal can be invaluable in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a complete breakdown for your property and its features and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing 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

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like some help analyzing local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

Here's what you can expect when you order an appraisal through ....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions, just tell us 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.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've done lots of assignments, and we've learned that in the business of real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" report. We offer quite a few different of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Quick response to follow-up questions: Our reports are clearly written, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions about your appraisal, once you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!