Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Cristofaro Appraisal will ensure you get it 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 you in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand real estate market forces.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

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

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

More and more CA 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, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very difficult 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 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 inside and out
  • Make you aware of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Prevent the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to backslide

It can be surprising to people when they find out that their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So spending a little on a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an overestimated opinion 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 waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Cristofaro Appraisal help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a complete description of the unique features of your property which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

We also are available for general consulting

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

If your wondering what to expect from us when you order an appraisal just take a look....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with information tailored for your particular appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to offer suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've done many of assignments, and we understand that whether it's real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" report. We provide quite a few different of report types, and are familiar at providing appraisals to consumers sans the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Prompt reply to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, after you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!