Selling your home in or near Monterey County? Contact Jorge Castaneda 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 pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to get a handle on local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for any questions regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Going to sell your home yourself?

More and more CA 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 to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, it can be very 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.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very helpful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help lower the odds of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an inflated opinion of the value of their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Monterey County

You might have a highly skillful agent but it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Jorge Castaneda can help. An appraisal can be invaluable in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a detailed description for your property and its features which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for Monterey County Sellers: Have a local expert at your disposal

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but are looking for information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need assistance gathering local property and sales data. We can help solve your real estate decisions with services especially designed for consumers with your real estate needs.

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

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. Just let us know your situation and we will make suggestions.
  • Quick turnarounds for appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've done many of assignments, and we know that when it comes real estateappraising there is no typical or standard, "generic" report. We provide a variety of types of reports, and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to clients minus the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Jorge Castaneda: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!