Selling your home in or near Essex County? Contact Michael Mavrakos and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and 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 practically impossible for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home.

Contact us for any questions regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Going to sell your home yourself?

Quite a few MA homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and for the best price, what you need is a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it's very hard 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 realistic selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very valuable negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Call attention to any problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help prevent the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised when they find out the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they originally thought. Others have an an exaggerated impression when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it 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 sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you're working with an extremely talented agent, it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Michael Mavrakos comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Consulting services for Topsfield Sellers: Have a local expert at your disposal

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but still need some information about the health of your area's real estate? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require some help analyzing local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for consumers with your real estate needs.

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

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your particular appraisal need. Just tell us your situation and offer you suggestions.
  • Fast turnarounds on appraisals: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed many of assignments, and we know that when it comes real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We offer a variety of types of reports, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to clients sans the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Prompt to follow-up questions: Documents we deliver are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion about your appraisal, after you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!