Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Covington Consulting & Appraising will ensure you get it 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's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, 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.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

Quite a few TN 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, with minimal waiting and for the best price, you need a qualified appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult 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 sensible asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very beneficial bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Decrease the possibility of unknown problems that cause sales to fall through

People are surprised when they find out 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 thousands more than they originally expected. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than gathering dust 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

We also help agents price homes in Hamilton County

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Covington Consulting & Appraising can help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise writeup of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but still need some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require assistance collecting local sales and property data. We can help solve your real estate concerns with services especially designed for consumers with your real estate needs.

Here's what to expect when you place an order for an appraisal through ....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Fast turnaround time: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a 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 types of reports, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to consumers sans the 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 Covington Consulting & Appraising: Reports we create are clearly written, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries about your appraisal, once you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!