Getting an appraisal from Rapid Appraisal Service before putting your Douglas County home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is absolutely necessary. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and 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 difficult for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

More and more GA homeowners are choosing 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 qualified appraiser. You need objective opinions, 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 asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Call attention to any issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help prevent the possibility of unknown problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

People are surprised when they find out their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an inflated assessment of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Pre-listing appraisals in Douglasville

You may have an extremely skilled agent but it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Rapid Appraisal Service comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Sometimes it's useful to have a general resource for local real estate knowledge

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but would like some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help collecting local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate decisions with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

Here's what to expect when you order an appraisal from ....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a immediate response: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds for appraisals: Usually 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 arrangements that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer quite a few different of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Prompt response to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, 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 regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!