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Selling your home in or near Baltimore County? Contact KLF Residential Appraisals 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 an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to get a handle on local real estate values.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value. Once you break it all down, at the end of the day, your house is only going to sell for what another person is willing to give you.

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

Going to sell your home yourself?

More and more Maryland homeowners are deciding 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, you need a qualified appraiser. You need an objective opinion, and we understand that it's hard to take an objective look at 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 so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Call attention to any problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help prevent the chances of unrevealed 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 spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. 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 set a more reasonable price for their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - instead of sitting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Baltimore County

You might have an extremely experienced agent, but it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing contract. Let KLF Residential Appraisals help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. You and your agent will get a complete description for the unique features of your property and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? We can help solve your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

If you're wondering what you'll be getting from KLF Residential Appraisals when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We will provide you with information tailored for your particular appraisal need. We'll be delighted to give you suggestions - just let us know what your situation is.
  • Swift turnaround on appraisals: Normally 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 that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We provide a variety of types of reports and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum and in an easy to read format with consumers in mind.
  • Quick to follow-up questions: Reports we write are written in plain English, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates 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!