Have confidence in your listing price with an appraisal from Birchwood & Leaf Appraisals.

Avoid having your home on the market too long or selling yourself short by getting an appraisal to demonstrate the right listing price.

So many people are blown away when they find out that the market value of their home is much more than they had planned, so investing in a professional appraisal actually allowed them to receive several thousand more dollars than they thought they would when their home was sold. An appraisal helps those who have an inflated opinion of their home's amount of value to realistically price their home in order for it to sell. Overpriced homes do not attract serious buyers, which means no offers and no closing and that you have wasted valuable time, money, and efforts. Every month your home sits on the market is another month you have to pay its mortgage. And in the meantime, you're stuck paying the mortgage while your property sits on the market.

Using a licensed appraiser is the best way to get a factual listing price for your home in today's evolving market.

Are you working with a real estate agent to sell your house? Quite often you can expect them to provide you with a comparative market analysis (or a CMA) that includes selected sales houses in your area. It's a customary starting point in determining your home's listing price. If you're going to minimize your home's time on the market and maximize your profit, this is a really important step.

However, it's definitely in your best interest to have a third-party's objective opinion of value prior to signing the Listing Agreement, even if you have hired an experienced real estate agent.

That's where we come in! We can do a pre-listing appraisal so you and your real estate agent both have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales and an accurate description of your house's features.

Birchwood & Leaf Appraisals can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will intrigue buyers, and we can also:

Help provide advice when negotiating once you have found a potential buyer
Provide written proof of your home's condition inside and out to impress potential buyers
Make you aware of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles
Decrease the chances of unknown disputes that cause the process to fold
Eliminate the wait for the buyer's appraisal to have confidence the sale will go through.

Improvements to add value

Birchwood & Leaf Appraisals can help you answer the many important questions to ask yourself before listing your property. Ask yourself "Would it be better to paint the outside of the house before we sell it?", "Would it help to put in that new bathroom?", "Do I need to finish my closet remodel?" You may not realize it, but everything we do to our houses can affect their value. Unfortunately, not all of them have an equal affect. While a kitchen remodel may improve the appeal of a home, it might not add nearly enough to the value to justify the expenses.

Need help making some of these important decisions? We're here for you. Unlike an agent, an appraiser has no vested interest in what amount the house sells for. Your fee to us is based on efforts to complete your report, and not a percentage of your home's sale price. An appraisal fee from Birchwood & Leaf Appraisals is based on our efforts to complete your report, and are not a percentage of your home's sale price. Our fees are not a percentage of your home's sale price — your fee to us is based on efforts to complete your report. So please consider ordering an appraisal from Birchwood & Leaf Appraisals. When it comes to investing in your home and setting a fair sale price, we'll help you make the decisions.