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

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. 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 an appraiser, it's difficult for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on 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?

An increasing amount of KS homeowners are making the decision 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 for top dollar, you need a qualified appraiser. You need objective opinions, it can be very difficult 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 sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very useful bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Lower the possibility of hidden problems that cause sales to deteriorate

It can be surprising to people when they find out that their home's value is much more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated impression of the value of their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically 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 comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Buxton Appraisals comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Consulting services for Sedgwick County Sellers: Put a local expert at your disposal

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but would like some information about the real estate market in your area? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need some help gathering local property and sales data. We have services designed for the needs of customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

If your wondering what you'll be getting from us when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your particular appraisal need. Just let us know your situation and provide suggestions.
  • Fast turnarounds on appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer quite a few different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Buxton Appraisals : Reports we write are clearly written, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries about your appraisal, after you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!