Putting a house on the market in or near Anne Arundel County? Contact Consumer Appraisal & Realty Services and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you 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 fully grasp real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses your home's market value.

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

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

Quite a few MD homeowners are making the decision 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, quickly and for the best price, 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.

In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very helpful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Lower the chances 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 more than they originally believed. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated assessment of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of sitting 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 professional value opinion before listing

You may have a highly experienced agent but it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Consumer Appraisal & Realty Services comes in. An appraisal can be invaluable in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a complete description 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 recent comparable properties in the area.

Serving MD with unsurpassed real estate consulting services

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require some help gathering local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

After you order an appraisal report from us, expect the following....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your particular appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Normally one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide quite a few different of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum 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 Consumer Appraisal & Realty Services: Reports we write are written in plain English, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!