Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Kathy Dotson will ensure you get it right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

We are not talking about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

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

Selling on your own?

More and more CA homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, what you need is 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 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 to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very helpful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help decrease the odds of unknown problems that cause sales to backslide

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that their home's value is quite a bit more than they thought. So investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they expected they would get. Others have an an inflated assessment of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract 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 Santa Cruz County

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to get of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Kathy Dotson can help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive summarizing of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Kathy Dotson also are available for general consulting

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but still need 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 need assistance collecting local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

This is a little bit of what to expect when you order an appraisal through us....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Fast turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've done many of assignments, and we've learned that when providing real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We offer quite a few different of types of reports, and have a lot of experience 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 Kathy Dotson: Reports we write are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!