Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from The Appraisal Source.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home. A home is only worth what another person is willing to pay.

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

For Sale By Owner?

Quite a few New Jersey homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult to be objective about your 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 sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Give you an advantage while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Make you aware of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help lower the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop
Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that their home's value is higher than they first thought. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they could have originally netted. Others have an an exaggerated assessment when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal gave them the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price for their home in order for it to sell quickly - instead of gathering dust 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.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you're working with an extremely talented agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an analysis of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. The Appraisal Source can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate summarizing of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Serving Essex County with unsurpassed real estate consulting services

If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance gathering local property and sales data, we have services tailored especially for clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

When you order an appraisal report through The Appraisal Source, you can expect....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to provide suggestions - just let us know what your situation is.
  • Quick turnaround on appraisals: Normally in a week's time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on lots of assignments, and we've learned that when it's real estate consulting and appraising, there is no typical or standard "cookie cutter" assignment. We offer quite a few different report types and are skilled at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum and in an easy to read format with the general public in mind.
  • Prompt response to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal once you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!