Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Penn-Wood Appraisal Services.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of PA 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 for the best price, you need a expert appraiser. You need objective opinions, 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 selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very helpful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help decrease the possibility of hidden problems that cause sales to fall through

People are surprised when they find out that their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of sitting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's definitely a good idea to have of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Penn-Wood Appraisal Services comes in. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a complete breakdown for your property and its features which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

We also provide general consulting

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but are looking for information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require assistance gathering local property and sales data. We offer services tailored for the needs of customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

After you order an appraisal report from , you can expect....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a prompt response: We personalize information to the needs of our clients Just explain your situation and provide suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround time: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on a lot of assignments, and we've learned that practice of real estateappraising there is no typical or standard, "generic" report. We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients without a lot of industry jargon so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Quick reply to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any questions regarding your appraisal, after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!