Getting an appraisal from Steamboat Appraisals before putting your Laramie County home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market. Technically, something is only going to sell for the price another person is going to pay.

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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

An increasing amount of Wyoming homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is an objective opinion, and we understand that it's difficult 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 will getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very valuable negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Call attention to any problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Decrease the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to go up in smoke
It can be surprising to people when they find out that their home's value is higher than they first thought. So spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they could have originally netted. Others have an an inflated impression of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price for their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - instead of sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while you're in Real Estate "limbo".

Pre-listing appraisals in cheyenne

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value before finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Steamboat Appraisals comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise summarizing of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Serving Laramie County with unmatched real estate consulting services

If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require assistance gathering local property and sales data, we have services tailored especially for consumers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We personalize information to the needs of our clients. Just tell us your situation, and we will give you suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround time: Normally in a week's time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Appraisal and consulting report presentations to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed many of assignments, and we know that when providing real estate consulting and appraising, there isn't a typical or standard "generic" assignment. We provide a variety of types of reports and are experts at providing appraisals to clients without so much of the industry jargon and in an easy to read format with consumers in mind.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick response from Steamboat Appraisals: Our reports are clearly written, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions regarding your appraisal once you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!