Getting an appraisal from Maria Shelton before putting your Egg Harbor Township home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays 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 their local real estate market.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. You see, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value. Technically, something is only worth the price another person is offering to give you.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

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

More and more New Jersey homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, you need a expert appraiser. You need an objective opinion, and we understand that it can be 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.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a sound selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Call attention to any issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Decrease the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke
People are surprised when they find out their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have originally netted. Others have an an overestimated impression when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal gave them the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price for their home in order for it to sell quickly - rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while getting nothing done.

We also help agents price homes in Atlantic County

You may have a highly skilled agent, but it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value before signing a listing contract. And that's where Maria Shelton comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate description of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Maria Shelton offers general consulting

If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require some help analyzing local sales and property data, we can provide assistance for your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

If you're wondering what to expect from Maria Shelton when you order an appraisal just take a look....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with information tailored for your particular appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions - just let us know what your situation is.
  • Swift turnaround on appraisals: Usually in a week's time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on quite a few of assignments, and we've learned that in the practice of real estate consulting and appraising, there isn't a typical or standard "generic" report. We provide many different types of reports and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers without a lot of the industry jargon and in an easy to digest format with the general public in mind.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick response from Maria Shelton: Reports we write are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal once you've read through the report, we suggest that you simply email or call us!