Getting an appraisal from DCO Appraisal Services, Inc before putting your Chesapeake Beach home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a must. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

We are not talking about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal assesses your home's market value.

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

Appraisals are valuable tools for families selling without an agent

More and more MD homeowners are making the decision 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 top dollar, what you need is a qualified appraiser. The best thing to have is objective opinions, 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 realistic selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Give you an advantage while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Decrease the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover 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 several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an exaggerated assessment of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price 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, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where DCO Appraisal Services, Inc comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let 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 or as they're commonly called, "comps".

We also are available for general consulting

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but are looking for information about the real estate market in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need some help analyzing local property and sales data. We offer services tailored for the needs of customers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

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

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Fast turnarounds on appraisals: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to clients sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Quick to follow-up questions: Documents we deliver are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions dealing your appraisal, after you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!