Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Britton Real Estate and Appraisals.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a step in the right direction. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it's worth every penny 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 their local real estate market.

You could be thinking about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get out of it. Instead, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market. At the end of the day, your house is only worth the price another person is willing to give you.


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Going to sell your home yourself?

Quite a few South Dakota homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, what you need is a skilled appraiser. It can be very difficult to get an objective opinion, it's very difficult 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.

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

Be a very useful negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
Make you aware of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
Help lower the possibility of hidden problems that cause sales to flop

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they could have originally gotten. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated impression when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - instead of sitting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while getting nothing done.

We also help agents price homes in Marshall County

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing contract. Britton Real Estate and Appraisals can help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate description of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need some help collecting local sales and property data. We have services designed for the needs of consumers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

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

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients. 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, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on lots of assignments, and we understand that in the practice of real estate consulting and appraising, there is no typical or standard "cookie cutter" assignment. We provide a variety of report types and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to consumers sans the industry jargon so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to understand it.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast response from Britton Real Estate and Appraisals: Our reports are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions concerning your appraisal after you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!