Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Suzanne E. Marron, Appraiser will ensure you get it right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

You're probably focused on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. You see, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market. At the end of the day, your house is only going to sell for the price another person is willing to give you.


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

For Sale By Owner?

More and more Virginia homeowners are choosing 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, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. You need an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult to take an objective look at your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell 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 asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Give you an advantage while bargaining while speaking with a potential buyer

Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out

Alert you of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing

Help prevent the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to flop

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that the value of their home is much more than they thought. So taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated opinion of the value of their home, and by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price for their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - instead of sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Loudoun County

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value before signing a listing agreement. Suzanne E. Marron, Appraiser can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive description of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Suzanne E. Marron, Appraiser provides general consulting

If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need some help analyzing local property and sales data, we can help solve your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

Here's what to expect when you order an appraisal through us...

Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients. Just explain your situation, and we will provide suggestions.

Swift turnaround time: Usually in a week's time or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.

Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed a large amount of assignments, and we know that in the art of real estate appraising, there is no typical or standard "cookie cutter" report. 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 and in an easy to read format with the general public in mind.

Prompt response to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion concerning your appraisal after you've read the report, we suggest that you simply email or call us!