Putting a house on the market in or near Pinellas County? Contact Holtz Appraisal Services, 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's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to fully grasp their local real estate market.

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

Contact us for information regarding the specific services we offer for home sellers.

For Sale By Owner?

More and more FL homeowners are deciding 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, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is 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 selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very beneficial negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Decrease the possibility of hidden problems that cause sales to fall through

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they originally expected. Others have an an exaggerated impression of the value of their home, and an appraisal gave then 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. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Pinellas County

You may have an extremely talented agent but it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Holtz Appraisal Services, Inc. comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate writeup of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

We also are available for general consulting

Don't need a full appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We offer services tailored for the needs of consumers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

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

  • 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 customers Just let us know your situation and provide suggestions.
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on many of assignments, and we understand that when providing real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide a variety of report types, and are experienced at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Quick reply to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion about your appraisal, after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!