Getting an appraisal from Atomic Appraisal before putting your Sun Prairie home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

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

Appraisals are valuable tools for people selling without an agent

An increasing amount of WI homeowners are choosing 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, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a skilled appraiser. You need objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to take an objective look at 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.

In addition to helping you set a realistic asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Give you an advantage while bargaining while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Alert you of problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Prevent the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to deteriorate

It can be surprising to people when they find out the value of their home is quite a bit more than they thought. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated impression of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Dane County

Even if you have with a very skilled agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Atomic Appraisal comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a definitive writeup of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Consulting services for WI Sellers: Keep a local expert at your disposal

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require assistance gathering local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report through us, expect the following....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients Just explain your situation and offer you suggestions.
  • Swift turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed many of assignments, and we've learned that in the business of real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We provide a variety of report types, and are familiar 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.
  • Prompt to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, easy to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!