Putting a house on the market in or near Butte County? Contact Michael Stratton and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

More and more 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, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it can be very 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 astute selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help prevent the odds of unidentified problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally expected. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated assessment when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You may have a very talented agent but it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Michael Stratton comes in. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a comprehensive breakdown for your property and its features and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Serving CA with the highest quality real estate consulting services

Don't need an entire appraisal but still need some information about how real estate is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help analyzing local property and sales data. We offer services designed especially for customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

If your curious what you can expect from when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers Just tell us your situation and give you suggestions.
  • Swift turnaround time: Usually in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed a large amount of assignments, and we understand that when it comes real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" report. We offer a variety of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Prompt response to follow-up questions: Reports we create are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries about your appraisal, after you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!