Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Griffin Appraisals will ensure you get it right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; 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 understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market. After all, a home is only worth what another person is willing to give you.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

More and more Alabama 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 expert appraiser. You need an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult to be objective about 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 sound 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 the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Call attention to any problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Prevent the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to flop
People are surprised when they find out that their home's value is higher than they first thought. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an inflated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal gave them the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - rather than sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You may have an extremely skilled agent, but it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value before finalizing a listing contract. And that's where Griffin Appraisals comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive summarizing of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Griffin Appraisals offers general consulting

If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help gathering local property and sales data, we can help solve your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

If you're wondering what you can expect from us when you order an appraisal just take a look....

  • We take great pride in 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 thrilled to offer suggestions - just tell us what your situation is.
  • Swift turnaround for appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
  • Consulting and appraisal report presentations that suit YOUR needs: We've done quite a few of assignments, and we know that in the practice of real estate appraising, there is no typical or standard "generic" assignment. We offer quite a few different report types and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to clients without a lot of the industry jargon and in an easy to read format with the general public in mind.
  • Fast reply to follow-up questions: Documents we deliver are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions concerning your appraisal after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!