Putting a house on the market in or near Wood County? Contact Elite Appraisals and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. 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 an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

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

Going to sell your home yourself?

Quite a few WV homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very difficult to be objective about 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 will getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help decrease the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to backslide

It can be surprising to people when they find out their home's value is higher than they first thought. So investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they originally expected. Others have an an exaggerated opinion when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal helped them to 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, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you're working with an extremely talented agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Elite Appraisals can help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive description of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Elite Appraisals also are available for general consulting

Don't need a full 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 analyzing local sales and property data. We have services tailored especially for customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be thrilled to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Fast turnarounds on appraisals: Typically 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 arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on many of assignments, and we know that when providing real estateconsulting and appraising there isn't a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" report. We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Elite Appraisals: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!