Getting an appraisal from JH Appraisals before putting your Shasta County home on the market saves you time and money.

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 makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

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

For Sale By Owner?

Quite a few CA homeowners are choosing 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, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, you need a expert appraiser. You need objective opinions, it can be very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a sensible selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very useful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Decrease the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop

People are surprised when they find out their home's value is more than they originally believed. So by taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an inflated impression of the value of 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. Selling too high will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Shasta County

You might have a very skilled agent but it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. JH Appraisals can help. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a complete breakdown of your property and its features which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

JH Appraisals also are available for general consulting

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but still need some information about how real estate is doing in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance gathering local property and sales data. We can help solve your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

Here's what to expect when you place an order for an appraisal through us....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be delighted to offer suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Swift turnaround time: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've done a lot of assignments, and we've learned that in the art of real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We offer a variety of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Prompt response to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion about your appraisal, after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!