Getting an appraisal from Lutz Appraisals before putting your Weld County home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a step in the right direction. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays you 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 their local real estate market.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. You see, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market. A home is only worth what another person is willing to give you.

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

Appraisals are valuable tools for people selling without an agent

Quite a few Colorado homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to take an objective look at your 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 sound selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool once you have 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 hold-up a closing
  • Decrease the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to backslide
People are surprised to discover the value of their home is much more than they thought. So taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they thought they would get. Others have an an exaggerated impression of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly - instead of gathering dust on the market for months. Asking too much for a home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Greeley

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Lutz Appraisals can help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate description of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Serving Weld County with unmatched real estate consulting services

You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We offer services tailored for the needs of customers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

After you order an appraisal report through us, expect the following....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients. We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions - just let us know what your situation is.
  • Quick turnaround on appraisals: Usually in a week's time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
  • Consulting and appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've done lots of assignments, and we know that when it comes to real estate consulting and appraising, there isn't a typical or standard "cookie cutter" assignment. We provide a variety of report types and have know how at providing appraisals to clients sans the industry jargon and in an easy to digest format with the general public in mind.
  • Prompt response to follow-up questions: 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 regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion concerning your appraisal once you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!