Selling your home in or near Fairfax County? Contact Scott Begab and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Going to sell your home yourself?

Quite a few VA homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, what you need is a skilled appraiser. You need objective opinions, and we understand that it's hard to take an objective look at own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help prevent the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to deteriorate

People are surprised when they find out that their home's value is much more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an inflated impression of the value of their home, and an appraisal 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 will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You may have an extremely skilled agent but it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Scott Begab help. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a comprehensive breakdown for your property and its features and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for Fairfax County Sellers: Keep a local expert at your disposal

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but still need some information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like some help gathering local property and sales data. We offer services designed for the needs of clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

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

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide a variety of report types, and have an abundance 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 Scott Begab: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions about your appraisal, once you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!