Selling your home in or near Douglas County? Contact Simon Appraisal Services and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays 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 understand the nuances of their local real estate market.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home.

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

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of NE 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, quickly and for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is 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:

  • Be a very useful negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Decrease the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to deteriorate

It can be surprising to people when they find out the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an inflated opinion of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You might have a very experienced agent but it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Simon Appraisal Services comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate description of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Consulting services for Elkhorn Sellers: Have a local expert at your disposal

Don't need an entire appraisal but would like some information about the real estate market in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need some help collecting local sales and property data. We have services tailored for the needs of clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

When you order an appraisal report through us, you can expect....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be delighted to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Fast turnarounds on appraisals: Typically in a weeks time 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 to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed lots of assignments, and we understand that when it comes real estateappraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We offer a lot of different of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients minus the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Quick to follow-up questions: Our reports are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions dealing your appraisal, after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!