Selling your home in or near Wake County? Contact Hooper & Associates and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's hard 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 for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of NC 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 to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, and we understand that it's difficult 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 asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very helpful bargaining tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help decrease the chances of hidden problems that cause sales to deteriorate

It can be surprising to people when they find out that their home's value is higher than they first thought. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated impression when they put a value on 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 gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you have with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Let Hooper & Associates help. An appraisal can be invaluable in this scenario. You and agent will get a complete description for your property and its features and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

Hooper & Associates also provide general consulting

Don't need an entire appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need some help gathering local sales and property data. We have services tailored especially for clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

If your curious what you can expect from when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We tailor information to the needs of our clients Just explain your situation and we will make suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround time: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, 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 done a large amount of assignments, and we understand that when it comes real estateappraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" report. We offer quite a few different of report types, and are familiar at providing appraisals to clients minus the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Hooper & Associates: 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 regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!