Getting an appraisal from JH Foster Inc before putting your Saint Tammany County 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 fully grasp their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, 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 LA homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, what you need is a skilled appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it's very difficult 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.

In addition to helping you set a sensible asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very useful negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help prevent the odds of unrevealed 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 investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an exaggerated impression when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than waiting on the market for months. Selling too high 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

We also help agents price homes in Saint Tammany County

Even if you have with 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 agreement. Let JH Foster Inc help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. You and agent will get a detailed description for your property and its features which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for Mandaville Sellers: Put a local expert at your disposal

Don't need an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like assistance collecting local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate decisions with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

If your curious what you'll be getting from when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We tailor information to the needs of our customers We'll be more then happy to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a lot of different of types of reports, and have a lot of experience 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.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from JH Foster Inc: Documents we deliver are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!