Selling your home in or near Sonoma County? Contact Bard Appraisal Services and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays 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 understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. Rather, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home.

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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

Quite a few CA homeowners are choosing 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, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, 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
  • Call attention to any issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Decrease the chances of hidden problems that cause sales to fall through

It can be surprising to people to discover the value of their home is quite a bit more than they thought. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they originally expected. Others have an an overestimated assessment of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than waiting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You may have a highly skilled agent but it's in your best interest to get of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Bard Appraisal Services comes in. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a detailed breakdown for your property and its features which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Bard Appraisal Services also offer general consulting

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but would like 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 require some help gathering local sales and property data. We offer services tailored for the needs of consumers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

When you order an appraisal report through , you can expect....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds for appraisals: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a lot of different of types of reports, and have know how 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 prompt follow-up from Bard Appraisal Services: Reports we create are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion about your appraisal, after you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!