You may wonder how you could put more money in your pocket just by getting your home measured. Well, I’m going to explain to you two ways that this could happen. The first situation occurs when you put your home on the market for sale. One of the key areas of comparison an appraiser uses […]
How getting your house properly measured could put more money in your pocket
June 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
What’s happening to home sellers in the Birmingham, Alabama market?
April 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I am the biggest proponent of getting an appraisal for home owners wanting to sell. You might say “of course you are, you’re an appraiser”, but guess what?, the word is getting out! I say this because I have performed more “pre-listing” appraisals recently than normal. I think this is a good sign that homeowners […]
10 reasons NOT to get a pre-listing appraisal
February 8, 2012 By 15 Comments
1. It costs too much money- Really? If you think about the fact that by pricing the home correctly you could cut the marketing time down and reduce marketing costs, this becomes a no brainer. In addition, the modest cost would probably not exceed future price reductions that you may need because it was priced […]
Are these FHA required repairs?
January 20, 2012 By 6 Comments
I was doing some work recently for a novice property investor and he was asking me some questions about FHA required repairs. He wanted to prepare the house he just purchased so that if the buyers were going to use FHA financing there wouldn’t be any issues at the last minute to hold up the […]
Seller Tips: Picking The Right Comps To Help Narrow The Gap Between List Price and Sale Price
December 19, 2011 By 7 Comments
After looking over a weeks worth of real estate sales data I have found a trend in some market areas. That trend is the increasing gap between what a house was initially listed at and the final sales price. This is one of the statistics appraiser’s look at, and this week in one area I […]
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