Getting an appraisal from Bennett Appraisal Services, LLC before putting your New Braunfels home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to understand local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

More and more TX homeowners are making the decision 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, quickly and to get the most you can, what you need is a expert appraiser. You need objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very difficult to take an objective look at 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 useful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help lower the odds of unknown problems that cause sales to deteriorate

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated opinion of the value of their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of waiting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Comal County

Even if you're working with an extremely talented agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Bennett Appraisal Services, LLC comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a comprehensive breakdown of the unique features of your property which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Bennett Appraisal Services, LLC also provide general consulting

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but still need some information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance gathering local property and sales data. We can provide assistance for your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

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

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a prompt response: We will provide you with information tailored for your particular appraisal need. Just explain your situation and provide suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed a lot of assignments, and we understand that practice of real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We offer many different of report types, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to consumers without so much of industry jargon so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Bennett Appraisal Services, LLC: When we create reports, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions about your appraisal, once you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!