Selling your home in Central Indiana? Contact Brooks Appraisal Services and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a must. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading 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. A home is only going to sell for what another person is offering to pay.


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

Going to sell your home yourself?

More and more Indiana homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance 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. It can be very difficult to get an objective opinion, it's very hard 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.

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

Give you an advantage while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
Call attention to any issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
Prevent the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people to discover the value of their home is much more than they thought. So investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they originally expected. Others have an an inflated impression when they put a value on 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 - rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while your house waits for a buyer.

Pre-listing appraisals in many Counties

Even if you have a very skilled agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Brooks Appraisal Services help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Consulting services for Indiana Sellers: Have a local expert at your disposal

Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need some help collecting local property and sales data. We can help solve your real estate decisions with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

This is a little bit of what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal through Brooks Appraisal Services...

Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with personalized information for your individual appraisal need. Just explain your situation, and we will offer you suggestions.
Swift turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
Appraisal and consulting report presentations to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We offer a lot of different report types and are familiar at providing appraisals to clients minus 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 Brooks Appraisal Services: 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 regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions about your appraisal after you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!