Getting an appraisal from Sea Breeze Appraisals LLC before putting your Sarasota County home on the market saves you time and money.

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 the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to get a handle on local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

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

An increasing amount of FL homeowners are choosing 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, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, you need a skilled appraiser. The best thing to have is objective opinions, it can be very difficult 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 astute selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Alert you of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help lower the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to deteriorate

People are surprised when they find out that their home's value is more than they originally believed. So 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 overestimated assessment of their home's value, and an appraisal 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, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Sarasota County

Even if you're working with an extremely talented agent, it's in your best interest to get of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Let Sea Breeze Appraisals LLC help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

Don't need an entire appraisal but would like some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance gathering local sales and property data. We offer services tailored for the needs of clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

Here's what you can expect when you order an appraisal through us....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. Just explain your situation and give you suggestions.
  • Swift turnarounds for appraisals: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of report types, and are well seasoned 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.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from Sea Breeze Appraisals LLC: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions dealing your appraisal, after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!