Putting a house on the market in or near Wake County? Contact Barnes Real Estate Services 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 the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of NC homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a expert appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to take an objective look at 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.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Decrease the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop

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 receive thousands more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated assessment when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of gathering dust 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

Pre-listing appraisals in Cary

Even if you have with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Barnes Real Estate Services comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

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

Don't need an entire appraisal but would like some information about how real estate is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require assistance analyzing local property and sales data. We have services designed especially for clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

After you order an appraisal report from , expect the following....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients Just tell us your situation and offer you suggestions.
  • Fast turnarounds for appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on quite a few of assignments, and we understand that in the art of real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We offer many different of types of reports, and are skillful at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Barnes Real Estate Services: When we create reports, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions about your appraisal, once you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!