Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Johnson Valuation Services will ensure you get it 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 pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to understand local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

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

Going to sell your home yourself?

More and more CA homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, it's very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

  • Be a very valuable negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Prevent the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised to discover the value of their home is a great deal more than they thought. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an inflated assessment of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of waiting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You might have a highly experienced agent but it's in your best interest to have of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Johnson Valuation Services comes in. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a detailed description of your property and its features and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

We also offer general consulting

Have you decided against a full appraisal but still need some information about the health of your area's real estate? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like some help collecting local sales and property data. We have services designed especially for consumers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

This is a little bit of what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal through us....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients Just let us know your situation and offer you suggestions.
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: 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.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer quite a few different of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Fast reply to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, once you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!