Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Chris Leister Appraisals, LLC will ensure you get it right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand the nuances of local real estate values.

You could be fixated on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home. At the end of the day, your house is only going to sell for what another person is going to pay.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Appraisals are valuable tools for families selling without an agent

Quite a few Texas homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. You need an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult 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.

In addition to helping you set a sensible asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Call attention to any issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Lower the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to backslide
It can be surprising to people when they find out that their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they originally expected. Alternatively, some people have an inflated impression of the value of their home, and an appraisal gave them the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly - instead of sitting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while getting nothing done.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you have a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an analysis of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Chris Leister Appraisals, LLC can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise description of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Serving Texas with unsurpassed real estate consulting services

If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance analyzing local property and sales data, we offer services tailored especially for consumers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

When you order an appraisal report from 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 particular appraisal need. Just explain your situation, and we will make suggestions.
  • Swift turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Appraisal and consulting report presentations to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We offer a variety of report types and are experts 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 Chris Leister Appraisals, LLC: Reports we create are clearly written, easy to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion about your appraisal once you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!