Putting a house on the market in or near Cherokee County? Contact Thornton Appraisal Services and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is absolutely necessary. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand the nuances of their local real estate market.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

Contact us for details regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

More and more 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 to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard 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 realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very beneficial bargaining tool 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 issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help decrease the chances of hidden problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised when they find out the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they thought they would get. Others have an an overestimated opinion of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Crestline

You may have a very talented agent but it's definitely a good idea to have of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Thornton Appraisal Services help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise summarizing of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Thornton Appraisal Services also offer general consulting

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but still need some information about the health of your area's real estate? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help collecting local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report from us, expect the following....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our customers Just explain your situation and we will make suggestions.
  • Swift turnaround time: Usually in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on a lot of assignments, and we understand that whether it's real estateappraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We offer a lot of different of types of reports, and are experienced at providing appraisals to consumers sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Thornton Appraisal Services: Documents we deliver are written in plain English, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!