Appraisal services for home sellers - Stan Hunter

Getting an appraisal from Stan Hunter before putting your Ketchikan Gateway County home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you 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 real estate market forces.

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

Going to sell your home yourself?

An increasing amount of AK homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult 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 will getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very beneficial negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
Make you aware of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
Help lower the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to deteriorate

It can be surprising to people when they find out their home's value is much more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated opinion when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Ketchikan Gateway County

Even if you're working with the most experienced agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Stan Hunter comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a definitive summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but would like some information about the real estate market in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require assistance collecting local sales and property data. We have services designed especially for clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

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

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
Fast turnarounds on appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've done a large amount of assignments, and we understand that practice of real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" report. We offer a variety of types of reports, and have a lot of experience 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 prompt follow-up from Stan Hunter: Reports we create are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions dealing your appraisal, after you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!