Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from McCarthy Associates.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; 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 practically impossible for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

More and more PA 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, with minimal waiting and for the best price, what you need is a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, and we understand that it's hard to be objective about your 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.

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

  • Be a very useful negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Call attention to any problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Lower the possibility of unknown problems that cause sales to flop

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that their home's value is more than they originally believed. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated impression of the value of their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable 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, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You may have a very experienced agent but it's definitely a good idea to get of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. McCarthy Associates can help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a complete breakdown of the unique features of your property which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

We also provide general consulting

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require some help collecting local property and sales data. We can help solve your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report from , expect the following....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be delighted to provide suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've done a large amount of assignments, and we know that in the business of real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" report. We offer quite a few different of report types, and are experts at providing appraisals to clients minus the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from McCarthy Associates: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs 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!