Home Sellers Services

Getting an appraisal from Fortiz Appraisal Services before putting your home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

We are not talking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

More and more TX 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, what you need is a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to take an objective look at 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 sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, but a professional appraisal can also:

Be a very valuable bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Alert you of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
Prevent the chances of hidden problems that cause sales to deteriorate

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 spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they originally expected. Others have an inflated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to realistically price their home for it to sell quickly rather than waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and effort.

We also help agents price homes in Harris, Fort Bend, and Waller Counties

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Fortiz Appraisal Services can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both 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 or as they're commonly called, "comps".

A resource for local real estate knowledge

Don't need a full appraisal but still need some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need some help gathering local property and sales data. We can help solve your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

This is a little bit of what you can expect when you order an appraisal through us....

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients Just let us know your situation and offer you suggestions.
Swift turnaround time: Normally in a weeks’ time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on many assignments, and we know that when it comes real estate appraising there is no typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We offer a variety of types of reports and are skilled at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
Quick response to follow-up questions: When we create reports, we make sure they 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 regarding your appraisal, once you've read through the report, just give us a call, or email us!