Selling your home in or near Berks County? Contact Irene Maurer and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses your home's market value.

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

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of PA 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 to get the most you can, you need a skilled appraiser. The best thing to have is 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.

In addition to helping you set a realistic asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Prevent the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to backslide

It can be surprising to people when they find out that their home's value is much more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an inflated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of sitting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Berks County

You may have a very skilled agent but it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Irene Maurer can help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. You and agent will get a detailed description of your property and its features and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Serving Berks County with the very best real estate consulting services

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like some help analyzing local property and sales data. We can provide assistance for your real estate decisions with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

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

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a prompt response: We personalize information to the needs of our customers Just explain your situation and provide suggestions.
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Normally one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've done a lot of assignments, and we understand that in the business of real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We offer quite a few different of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients sans the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Quick response to follow-up questions: Our reports are written in plain English, easy to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, once you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!