Getting an appraisal from Kendra Cole, Certified Appraiser LLC before putting your Portsmouth home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a must. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of NH 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 to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very difficult to take an objective look at own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a sensible selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very useful negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help prevent the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to flop

People are surprised to discover their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an overestimated assessment of the value of their home, and an appraisal gave then 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. 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

Even if you have with the most experienced agent, it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Let Kendra Cole, Certified Appraiser LLC help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a definitive writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Sometimes it's useful to have a general resource for local real estate knowledge

Don't need a full appraisal but are looking for information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

If your wondering what you'll be getting from us when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Usually in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, we can 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 quite a few different of types of reports, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to consumers minus the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Quick reply to follow-up questions: Documents we deliver are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!