Selling your home in or near Stanislaus County? Contact Active Appraisal Service and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

You're probably, as a homeowner, fixated on how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. At the end of the day, your house is only worth what another person is offering to pay.


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

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

An increasing amount of California homeowners are choosing 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 skilled appraiser. 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.

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

Give you an advantage while bargaining when you find a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Make you aware of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
Help prevent the odds of unknown problems that cause sales to fall through

It can be surprising to people when they find out their home's value is higher than they first thought. So spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they expected they would get. Others have an an overestimated opinion of their home's value, and by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly - instead of sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while your house waits for a buyer.

We also help agents price homes in Stanislaus County

Even if you have an extremely talented agent, it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing contract. And that's where Active Appraisal Service comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a definitive summarizing of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Active Appraisal Service offers general consulting

Not wanting to get a formal appraisal but still need some information about how Stanislaus real estate is doing in your area? We offer services designed especially for consumers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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 response ASAP: We will provide you with personalized information for your particular appraisal need. Just let us know your situation, and we will give you suggestions.
Quick turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report ready to download.
Appraisal and consulting report presentations that suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We provide many different report types and have know how 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.
Prompt to follow-up questions: Our reports are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries concerning your appraisal once you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!