Getting an appraisal from Jack McCarty MAI, CPA, EA, LLC. before putting your Jefferson County 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 you in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to understand real estate market forces.

We are not talking about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal assesses your home's market value.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

Quite a few KY 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, quickly 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 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.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very useful bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Make you aware of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help decrease the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to backslide

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an inflated opinion of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Pre-listing appraisals in Louisville

Even if you're working with an extremely talented agent, it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Jack McCarty MAI, CPA, EA, LLC. comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a detailed breakdown of your property and its features which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Serving KY with the greatest real estate consulting services

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but still need some information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We offer services tailored especially for consumers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

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

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a immediate response: We personalize information to the needs of our customers We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds for appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on many of assignments, and we understand that when it comes real estateappraising there is no typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and are experts at providing appraisals to consumers minus the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from Jack McCarty MAI, CPA, EA, LLC.: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, once you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!