Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional evaluation from Van Syckel Realty & Appraisal will ensure you get it right.

If you're planning on putting your house on the market soon, an appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home. A home is only going to sell for the price another person is offering to give you.


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

Preparing to Sell your property?

You need an objective opinion, 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 evaluation help you set a sound selling price to attract more potential buyers, a we can:

Give you an advantage while bargaining while speaking with a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Make you aware of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
Help lower the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to fall through

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So taking the first step and investing in a professional home evaluation provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they thought they would get. Others have an an overestimated opinion of their home's value, and by getting a professional evaluation gave them the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price for their home in order for it to sell quickly - instead of sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also offer general consulting

If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require assistance analyzing local property and sales data, we can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for consumers with your real estate needs.

After you order a property marketing report through us, you can expect....

We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a immediate response: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to offer suggestions - just tell us what your situation is.
Swift turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
Consulting report presentations that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on a lot of assignments, and we know that in the practice of real estate appraising, there isn't a typical or standard "cookie cutter" report. We offer many different report types and have know how at providing appraisals to clients without a lot of the industry jargon so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to read it.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast response from Van Syckel Realty & Appraisal: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion regarding your appraisal after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!