Putting a house on the market? Contact Empire Inspections & Appraisals and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home. At the end of the day, your house is only going to sell for the price another person is willing to give you.

Contact us for any questions regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Appraisals are valuable tools for homeowners selling without an agent

Quite a few New York 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 to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. You need an objective opinion, 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.

Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very helpful negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Prevent the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to deteriorate
Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that the value of their home is much more than they thought. So taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated impression of their home's value, and an appraisal gave them the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - 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 your valuable time and draining your resources while your house waits for a buyer.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you have a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing contract. And that's where Empire Inspections & Appraisals 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 features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Serving Orange, Rockland, Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Ulster, and Sullivan Counties with the highest quality real estate consulting services

Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

This is a little bit of what to expect when you order an appraisal through Empire Inspections & Appraisals...

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We tailor information to the needs of our clients. We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions - just let us know what your situation is.
  • Swift turnaround time: Normally in a week's time or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've done quite a few of assignments, and we've learned that in the art of real estate appraising, it's naive to think there's a typical or standard "generic" report. We offer a variety of report types and have know how at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum and in an easy to read format with the general public in mind.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick response from Empire Inspections & Appraisals: When we write reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal after you've read the report, we suggest that you simply email or call us!