Selling your home in or near Bay County? Contact J.R. Broadfoot and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a must. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for details regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Going to sell your home yourself?

An increasing amount of MI homeowners are making the decision 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, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, it's very hard to take an objective look at 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 asking price so your home will attract 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
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Decrease the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to backslide

It can be surprising to people when they find out that the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an inflated impression when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of sitting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

We also help agents price homes in Bay County

You might have a very talented agent but it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Let J.R. Broadfoot help. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a detailed description of your property and its features and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

Have you decided against a full appraisal but would like some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like some help gathering local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate concerns with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

After you order an appraisal report through , you can expect....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Normally one week 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 formats that suit YOUR needs: We've done many of assignments, and we've learned that in the art of real estateappraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We offer quite a few different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from J.R. Broadfoot: When we write reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions about your appraisal, after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!