Have confidence in your listing price with an appraisal from Cedar Creek Appraisal.

Avoid having your home on the market too long or selling yourself short by getting an appraisal to demonstrate the right listing price.

So many people are blown away when they find out that the market value of their home is a lot more than they'd planned, so investing in an appraisal from Cedar Creek Appraisal actually allowed them to receive several thousand more dollars than they thought they would when their home was sold. An appraisal helps those who have an over-inflated opinion of their home's estimated value to realistically price their home in order for it to sell. An overpriced house will not attract serious potential buyers, which means you have wasted time on money and are left with no offers. Every month your house stays on the market is another month you have to pay its mortgage. And in the meantime, you're stuck paying the mortgage while your home is still sitting on the market.

With today's changing market conditions, you should definitely use a licensed appraiser to get a true listing price for your home.

Are you working with a real estate agent to list your home? Then you can expect them to provide you with a comparative market analysis (or a CMA) that displays a list of sales houses in your local area. It's a good starting point when determining your home's listing price. This is a crucial step if your interests are to maximize profit and minimize your time on the market.

In our opinion, however, you should also get a pre-listing appraisal from someone who's sole occupation is to analyze real estate - BEFORE putting your home on the market - even if you're working with an experienced real estate agent.

And that's where Cedar Creek Appraisal can help you! We can do a pre-listing appraisal so you and your agent have an accurate description of your house's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales or "comps".

Cedar Creek Appraisal can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will entice buyers, and we can also:

Be a very valuable negotiating tool once you find an interested buyer
Provide written proof of your house's state inside and out to blow away buyers
Make you aware of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles
Decrease the chances of unexpected messes that cause negotiations to deteriorate
Do away with waiting for the buyer's appraisal to have assurance the deal will close.

Upgrades that improve your home's value

There are so many important questions to ask yourself before listing your property There are many important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your home -- and Cedar Creek Appraisal can help with that. Ask yourself "Should we paint the entire house before we sell it?", "Would it help to put in that new bathroom?", "Should I complete my closet remodel?" You may not realize it, but everything we do to our houses can affect their value. But not everything will have an equal affect. While a kitchen remodel may improve the appeal of a home, it might not add nearly enough to the value to justify your expenses.

We'll help you make some of these important decisions. Unlike a real estate agent, an appraiser has no vested interest in what amount the house sells for. Your fee to us is based on efforts to finalize your report, and not a percentage of your home's sale price. An appraisal fee from Cedar Creek Appraisal is based on our efforts to complete the report, and are not a percentage of the sales price. Our fees are not a percentage of the sales price — your fee to us is based on efforts to finalize your report. A professional appraisal from Cedar Creek Appraisal will help homeowners like you make the smartest decisions when it comes to investing in their homes and deciding on a fair price to sell at.