Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Bridgehampton Equities will ensure you get it right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is a must. 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 a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to understand the nuances of local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Selling on your own?

More and more NY homeowners are choosing 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, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, it's very difficult to take an objective look at 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 sensible selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very helpful negotiating tool when you find 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 overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Decrease the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised when they find out the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they originally thought. Others have an an exaggerated opinion of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Pre-listing appraisals in Suffolk County

You might have a highly skillful agent but it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Bridgehampton Equities can help. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a comprehensive description of your property and its features and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

Bridgehampton Equities also are available for general consulting

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but would like some information about the real estate market in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like some help gathering local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

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

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that 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 know how at providing appraisals to consumers minus the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Quick response to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!