Getting an appraisal from Mahaffey Agency before putting your Washington County home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a must. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home.

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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

Quite a few VA homeowners are choosing 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, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a skilled appraiser. The best thing to have is objective opinions, and we understand that 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:

  • Give you an advantage while negotiating when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Lower the possibility of hidden problems that cause sales to fall through

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated opinion of their home's value, 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 instead of gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You may have a very skilled agent but it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Mahaffey Agency comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate description of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Serving Washington County with the very best real estate consulting services

Don't need a full appraisal but still need some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want some help gathering local sales and property data. We have services designed for the needs of consumers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

If your curious what you'll be getting from when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Swift turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on a large amount of assignments, and we've learned that when providing real estateappraising there is no typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We offer quite a few different of report types, and are skillful at providing appraisals to consumers minus the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from Mahaffey Agency: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion about your appraisal, after you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!