Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from F. Lee Appraisal Services.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. You see, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market. After all, a home is only worth the price another person is going to pay.

Contact us for details 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 California homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, what you need is a qualified appraiser. You need an objective opinion, it can be very hard to take an objective look at your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a sound selling price to attract more potential 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 overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help decrease the possibility of unknown problems that cause sales to fall through
Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that their home's value is quite a bit more than they thought. So taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have originally banked. Others have an an exaggerated assessment when they put a value on their home, and by getting an appraisal it gave them the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - rather than waiting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Pasadena

You may have a highly talented agent, but it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value before finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where F. Lee Appraisal Services comes in. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. You and your agent will get a detailed breakdown of the unique features of your property which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Serving Los Angeles County with unsurpassed real estate consulting services

Possibly you've already decided you don't need to go as far as getting a full appraisal but are looking for information about the real estate market in your area? We can be a resource for your real estate decisions with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

Here's what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal from us...

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. Just explain your situation, and we will give you suggestions.
  • Swift turnaround time: Typically in a week's time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Consulting and appraisal report presentations to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We offer quite a few different types of reports and are experts at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum and in an easy to digest format with the general public in mind.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast response from F. Lee Appraisal Services: Reports we write are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion regarding your appraisal after you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!