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

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; 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 hard for them to understand the nuances of local real estate values.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market. After all, a home is only going to sell for what another person is offering to give you.


	Contact us for any questions regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

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

Quite a few Virginia 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, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to be objective about your 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 will getting a professional appraisal help you set a sound asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very valuable bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Alert you of problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
Help decrease the odds of unidentified problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

People are surprised when they find out that the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they originally expected. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated assessment of the value of their home, and by getting an appraisal it gave them the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price for their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - rather than gathering dust on the market for months. Asking too much for a home causes buyers to back off, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Fairfax County

You may have a very experienced agent, but it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing contract. And that's where Flagship Appraisal comes in. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a comprehensive description of your property and its features and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require assistance gathering local sales and property data, we can help solve your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report from Flagship Appraisal, you can expect....

Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your particular appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions - just let us know what your situation is.
Swift turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed quite a few of assignments, and we understand that in the business of real estate consulting and appraising, it's naive to think there's a typical or standard "cookie cutter" report. We offer a variety of types of reports and are experts at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to understand it.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt response from Flagship Appraisal: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they 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 questions about your appraisal after you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!