Selling your home in or near Montgomery County? Contact Jim Audas, Jr. and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

You're probably fixated on how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. You see, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. Technically, something is only worth the price another person is offering to give you.

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

Going to sell your home yourself?

More and more Maryland homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, you need a expert appraiser. It can be very difficult to get an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult to take an objective look at your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a sound asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Give you an advantage while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Prevent the possibility of hidden 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 taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they originally expected. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated impression of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to 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. Asking too much for a home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Montgomery County

Even if you have a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an analysis of your home's value before finalizing a listing contract. And that's where Jim Audas, Jr. comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Serving Bethesda with unsurpassed real estate consulting services

If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like some help collecting local property and sales data, we can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report from us, you can expect....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our customers. We'll be delighted to provide suggestions - just tell us what your situation is.
  • Swift turnaround on appraisals: Typically in a week's time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
  • Consulting and appraisal report presentations that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed a lot of assignments, and we understand that when providing real estate appraising, it's naive to think there's a typical or standard "cookie cutter" report. We provide a variety of report types and are well seasoned at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum and in an easy to digest format with consumers in mind.
  • Quick reply to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, easy to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries about your appraisal after you've read the report, we suggest that you simply email or call us!