Appraisal services for home sellers - M. L. Sugarman Associates, Inc.

Getting an appraisal from M. L. Sugarman Associates, Inc. before putting your Baltimore County 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 spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

Going to sell your home yourself?

An increasing amount of MD homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very 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.

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

Be a very beneficial bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Make you aware of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
Help prevent the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to fall through

People are surprised when they find out that the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated impression when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you have with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. And that's where M. L. Sugarman Associates, Inc. comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

We also are available for general consulting

Don't need a full appraisal but still need some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need assistance collecting local property and sales data. We offer services tailored especially for customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with information tailored for your particular appraisal need. We'll be delighted to offer suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
Quick turnarounds for appraisals: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've done a large amount of assignments, and we know that whether it's real estateappraising there is no typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We provide quite a few different of report types, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Fast reply to follow-up questions: Documents we deliver are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, once you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!