Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Live Colorado Appraisals.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand their local real estate market.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

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

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

An increasing amount of CO homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. You need 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.

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

  • Be a very helpful negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Make you aware of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help prevent the possibility of hidden problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised when they find out that the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated assessment of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

We also help agents price homes in El Paso County

Even if you have with an extremely talented agent, it's in your best interest to have of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Live Colorado Appraisals can help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a comprehensive description for the unique features of your property and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

Live Colorado Appraisals also provide general consulting

Don't need a full appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help gathering local sales and property data. We offer services designed especially for clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

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

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds for appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed a lot of assignments, and we've learned that in the art of real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We provide a lot of different of report types, and are skillful at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Quick response to follow-up questions: Reports we write are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, after you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!