Getting an appraisal from ADP Valuations before putting your Oakland 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 a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand the nuances of their local real estate market.

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. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Going to sell your home yourself?

Quite a few MI 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 to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it's very 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 astute selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Decrease the odds of unknown problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

People are surprised when they find out the value of their home 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 inflated 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. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Pre-listing appraisals in Oakland County

Even if you have with the most experienced agent, it's in your best interest to have of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where ADP Valuations comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate description of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Sometimes it's useful to have a general resource for local real estate knowledge

Have you decided against a full appraisal but still need some information about the health of your area's real estate? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require assistance collecting local property and sales data. We have services tailored for the needs of consumers like you to assist 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 pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a prompt response: We will provide you with information tailored for your particular appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds for appraisals: Typically in a weeks time 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 arrangements to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer quite a few different of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers without so much of industry jargon so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from ADP Valuations: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!