Appraisal services for home sellers - Burkholder Appraisal Services

Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Burkholder Appraisal Services.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

Going to sell your home yourself?

Quite a few PA 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, you need a qualified appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it can be 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.

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

Be a very valuable bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Alert you of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
Decrease the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people to discover their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an inflated opinion when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable 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.

Pre-listing appraisals in Cumberland County

You might have an extremely skilled agent but it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Burkholder Appraisal Services comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a definitive description of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Sometimes it's useful to have a general resource for local real estate knowledge

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but would like some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want some help collecting local property and sales data. We can provide assistance for your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

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

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your particular appraisal need. Just explain your situation and we will make suggestions.
Fast turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed lots of assignments, and we've learned that practice of real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We offer quite a few different of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients minus the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Burkholder Appraisal Services: Our reports 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. If you have any questions dealing your appraisal, once you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!