Have confidence in your listing price with an appraisal from Alaska Real Estate Appraisal.

Avoid having your home on the market too long or selling yourself short by getting an appraisal to demonstrate the right listing price.

A lot of sellers are shocked when they find out that the market value of their home is a lot more than they'd planned, so investing in an appraisal from Alaska Real Estate Appraisal actually allowed them to get several thousand dollars over what they thought they'd get for their home. Others have an over-inflated opinion of their home's price value and an appraisal helped them to realistically price their home for it to sell. Overpriced homes do not attract serious potential buyers, which means you have wasted time on money and are left with no offers. Each month that your home is still sitting on the market is another month you have to pay its mortgage.

With today's ever-changing market conditions, you should definitely considering hiring a licensed appraiser to get a proper listing price for your home.

If you're working with a real estate agent to sell your property, then you can expect them to give you a comparative market analysis (or a CMA) that displays selected sale homes in your area. It's a good starting point when determining your home's listing price. This step is crucial if you're going to maximize your profit and minimize the house's time on the market. But, even if you're working with the most accomplished agent, it's definitely in your best interest to also have a third-party's objective opinion of value prior to signing the Listing Agreement.

And that's where Alaska Real Estate Appraisal comes in. We'll perform a pre-listing appraisal so you and your agent both have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales and an accurate description of your home's features.

In addition to assisting you with setting a realistic selling price so your house will attract potential buyers, a qualified appraisal from Alaska Real Estate Appraisal can:

Provide expert tips to help you negotiate once you have found a potential buyer.
Provide potential buyers with written proof of your house's state inside and out.
Make you aware of problems eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour.
Cut down on the chances of unknown disputes that can cause your sale to break down.
Do away with waiting for the buyer's appraisal to have assurance the sale will go through.

Improvements to Add Value to Your Home

There are other important questions to ask yourself, in addition to "how much?", before listing your home. You should ask yourself questions like "Would it be better to paint the whole house before we sell it?", "Would it help to put in that third bathroom?", "Do I need to complete my kitchen remodel?" Many things that we do to our houses can affect their value. But not everything will have an equal affect. While a kitchen remodel may improve the appeal of a home, it might not add nearly enough to the value to justify the expenses.

Alaska Real Estate Appraisal can help you make some of these decisions. An appraiser has no vested interest in what amount the house sells for, unlike an agent. Our fees are not a percentage of the sales price — your fee to us is based on efforts to finalize your report. When it comes to investing in your home and deciding on a fair sale price, a professional appraisal from Alaska Real Estate Appraisal helps homeowners like you make the sharpest decisions.