Putting a house on the market in or near Horry County? Contact Associated Appraisal & Consulting, Inc. and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional 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 difficult for them to understand local real estate values.

You're probably, as a homeowner, thinking about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get out of it. Rather, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home. Once you break it all down, at the end of the day, your house is only going to sell for the price another person is willing to pay.


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Appraisals are valuable tools for homeowners selling without an agent

An increasing amount of South Carolina 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, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it can be very hard 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.

Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Allow you to have the edge while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Call attention to any issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
Lower the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of sitting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while your home sits on the market.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You might have a very skillful agent, but it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing contract. Let Associated Appraisal & Consulting, Inc. help. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a comprehensive breakdown of your property and its features which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for South Carolina Sellers: Put a local expert at your disposal

If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance gathering local property and sales data, we have services designed especially for customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

When you order an appraisal report from Associated Appraisal & Consulting, Inc., expect the following....

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers. We'll be delighted to give you suggestions - just tell us what your situation is.
Swift turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've done a lot of assignments, and we understand that when providing real estate appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and are experts at providing appraisals to clients minus the 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 adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions regarding your appraisal after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!