Putting a house on the market in or near Flathead County? Contact Northwest Montana Appraisals, Inc. and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for information regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

More and more MT homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very 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 will getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Make you aware of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help decrease the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

It can be surprising to people when they find out their home's value is quite a bit more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an inflated impression when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Flathead County

Even if you're working with the most experienced agent, it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Let Northwest Montana Appraisals, Inc. help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise summarizing of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Serving Columbia Falls with the greatest real estate consulting services

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance analyzing local property and sales data. We offer services tailored for the needs of clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

If your curious what you can expect from when you order an appraisal just take a look....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to provide suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnaround time: Typically 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 to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of report types, and are familiar at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Quick reply to follow-up questions: Reports we create are written in plain English, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, once you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!