Have confidence in your listing price with an appraisal from Renaissance Appraisal .

Avoid having your home on the market too long or selling yourself short by getting an appraisal to demonstrate the right listing price.

Many people are surprised when they find out that the market value of their home is a lot more than they'd planned, so investing in a professional appraisal from us actually allowed these people to get several thousand dollars over what they thought they'd get for their home. An appraisal helps those who have an over-inflated opinion of their home's amount of value to decide on a realistic price for their home in order for it to sell. Overpriced homes do not attract serious buyers, which means you have wasted time on money and are left with no offers. Each month that your home is still sitting on the market is another month you have to pay its mortgage. And all the while you're stuck paying the mortgage while your house is sitting still on the market.

In today's ever-changing market, appointing a licensed appraiser is the number one way to get a correct listing price for your home.

Are you working with an agent to list your house? Then you can expect them to provide you with a comparative market analysis (or CMA) that includes competing sales in your area. It's a good starting point when determining your home's listing price. For anyone looking to get most profit out of their house, which includes not having it for sale too long, this is a standard process.

Even if you've hired the most experienced agent, it's definitely in your best interest to also have an "objective" third-party's opinion of value prior to signing the Listing Agreement.

And that's where Renaissance Appraisal can help you! We can do a pre-listing appraisal so you and your agent both have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comp sales and an accurate description of your house's features.

A professional appraisal from Renaissance Appraisal can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will entice potential buyers, and we'll also:

Help provide expert advice when negotiating once you have an interested buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Eliminate last-minute repair hassles
Reduce chances of unexpected headaches that can cause your sale to go up in smoke
Do away with waiting for the buyer's appraisal to have assurance the sale will go through.

Improvements to add value to your home

There are so many important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your house There are many important questions to ask yourself before listing your home -- and Renaissance Appraisal can help with that. Ask yourself "Should we paint the outside of the house before we sell it?", "Should I put in that third bathroom?", "Do I need to complete my kitchen remodel?" You may not realize it, but everything we do to our houses can affect their value. But, not all of them have an equal affect. While a kitchen remodel may improve your home's appeal, it may not add nearly enough to the value to justify your expenses.

We'll help you make some of these important decisions. An appraiser has no vested interest in what amount the house sells for, unlike a real estate agent. Your fee to us is based on efforts to finalize your report, and not a percentage of your home's sale price. An appraisal fee from Renaissance Appraisal is based on our efforts to finalize your report, and are not a percentage of your home's sale price. Our fees are not a percentage of your home's sale price — our fees are based on efforts to complete the report. So a professional appraisal from Renaissance Appraisal will help you make the smartest decisions on investing in their home and deciding on a fair sales price.