Getting an appraisal from Winco before putting your Bakersfield home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

Contact us for information regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

Quite a few CA homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a skilled appraiser. You need objective opinions, 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 sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very useful negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Prevent the possibility of unknown problems that cause sales to fall through

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that their home's value is quite a bit more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated opinion when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to 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, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Kern County

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to get of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Winco comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

Have you decided against a full appraisal but would like some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need assistance collecting local sales and property data. We can help solve your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

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

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients Just tell us your situation and provide suggestions.
  • Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Normally one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on a large amount of assignments, and we know that practice of real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide a lot of different of report types, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Prompt to follow-up questions: Reports we create are clearly written, easy to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions dealing your appraisal, after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!