Selling your home in or near Santa Clara County? Contact Heritage Appraisal Services 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 a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home.

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

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

An increasing amount of CA homeowners are making the decision 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 for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it's very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

  • Give you an advantage while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Call attention to any issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help decrease the chances of hidden problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that their home's value is quite a bit more than they thought. So investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. Others have an an overestimated opinion when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you're working with the most experienced agent, it's definitely a good idea to get of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Heritage Appraisal Services comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Heritage Appraisal Services also are available for general consulting

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need some help gathering local sales and property data. We have services designed for the needs of clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

This is a little bit of what you can expect when you order an appraisal from ....

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a prompt response: We personalize information to the needs of our customers We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer many different of report types, and are skilled at providing appraisals to consumers sans the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Heritage Appraisal Services: Reports we write are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!