Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Appraisals by Deb Lewellen, Inc. will ensure you get it right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Going to sell your home yourself?

An increasing amount of IN homeowners are making the decision 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 top dollar, what you need is a skilled appraiser. The best thing to have is objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very hard to take an objective look at own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to 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:

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help decrease the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to backslide

It can be surprising to people when they find out that the value of their home is a great deal more than they thought. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you have with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Appraisals by Deb Lewellen, Inc. can help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Serving IN with the finest real estate consulting services

Don't need a full appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need some help gathering local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate decisions with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

If your wondering what to expect from when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our customers Just explain your situation and provide suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround time: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've done lots of assignments, and we understand that in the art of real estateappraising there is no typical or standard, "generic" report. We provide a lot of different of types of reports, and are familiar at providing appraisals to consumers 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 write reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, once you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!