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

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

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for information regarding the specific services we offer for home sellers.

For Sale By Owner?

More and more NJ homeowners are deciding 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, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get 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 explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very beneficial negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Lower the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to fall through

It can be surprising to people to discover the value of their home is a great deal more than they thought. So spending a little on a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment 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 will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You may have a highly experienced agent but it's definitely a good idea to get of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Let Whittaker Realty Appraisals help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a definitive description of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Serving NJ with the finest real estate consulting services

Don't need an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how real estate is doing in your area? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance gathering local sales and property data. We offer services tailored for the needs of clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

After you order an appraisal report from , expect the following....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers Just explain your situation and give you suggestions.
  • Swift turnaround time: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide a variety of types of reports, and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Fast reply to follow-up questions: Reports we create are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, once you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!