Selling your home in or near Newaygo County? Contact River Valley Appraisals Inc 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's worth the money 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 their local real estate market.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. Rather, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

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

More and more MI homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it can be very hard 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.

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

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Lower the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to deteriorate

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an overestimated opinion of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically 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.

We also help agents price homes in Newaygo County

You might have an extremely skillful agent but it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Let River Valley Appraisals Inc help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive description of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

We also offer general consulting

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but would like some information about how real estate is doing in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance gathering local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate decisions with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

After you order an appraisal report from us, you can expect....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a immediate response: We will give you information tailored for your particular appraisal need. Just explain your situation and give you suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of types of reports, 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 qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from River Valley Appraisals Inc: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!