Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Craig Gehm Appraisals.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

You, as a homeowner, might be focused on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get out of it. Rather, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market. A home is only going to sell for the price another person is willing to pay.

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

Selling on your own?

More and more Pennsylvania homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. You need an objective opinion, it's very hard to be objective about 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.

In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Lower the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to deteriorate
Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment of the value of their home, and by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price for their home in order for it to sell quickly - rather than 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.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You might have an extremely skillful agent, but it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value before signing a listing contract. And that's where Craig Gehm Appraisals comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a complete description for the unique features of your property and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Craig Gehm Appraisals offers general consulting

If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require some help analyzing local sales and property data, we can provide assistance for your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for consumers with your real estate needs.

If you're wondering what to expect from Craig Gehm Appraisals when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with information tailored for your individual appraisal need. Just let us know your situation, and we will give you suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
  • Appraisal and consulting report presentations to 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 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 quick response from Craig Gehm Appraisals: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal once you've read the report, we suggest that you simply email or call us!