Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Rivera Appraisals will ensure you get it right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a must. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to fully grasp their local real estate market.

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

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

For Sale By Owner?

More and more CA homeowners are deciding 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, quickly and for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very hard 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.

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

  • Be a very helpful bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Make you aware of problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help lower the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

It can be surprising to people when they find out the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated opinion when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

We also help agents price homes in Los Angeles County

You might have a very experienced agent but it's definitely a good idea to have of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Rivera Appraisals can help. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a complete description of your property and its features and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Serving CA with unsurpassed real estate consulting services

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like some help gathering local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

If your wondering what you'll be getting from us when you order an appraisal just take a look....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our customers Just let us know your situation and provide suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround time: Usually in a weeks time 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 formats that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed quite a few of assignments, and we know that when it comes real estateappraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. 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 in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Rivera Appraisals: Reports we create are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions dealing your appraisal, once you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!