ONLY A CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL APPRAISAL CAN DETERMINE A HOME'S TRUE MARKET VALUE

After all is said and done, your home is worth what a ready, willing, able, and knowledgeable buyer is prepared to pay in the open and competitive marketplace. This "market value" is defined as the most probable price the property would bring in an arm's length transaction under normal conditions on the open market". This is best determined by conducting a professional Appraisal, not a real estate agent's CMA. What's the difference? ----- PLENTY!

• A Licensed Appraiser is held to a higher professional standard. Banks and mortgage companies lend 100's of thousands of dollars based on Appraisals, not an agent's CMA.
• A professional Appraisal is unbiased, not influenced by a real estate agent's anticipated agency relationship (ie, become the listing agent in the sale of your home)
• An Appraisal goes to much greater detail in regards to the property's condition, quality of construction, and materials used.
• An Appraisal must conform to much stricter rules in regard to the Comparable Sales (comps) used, particularly in the areas of location, date of sale, and appeal.
• Value adjustments to comparable sales must be substantiated and cannot exceed pre-determined limitations.

  A professional home appraisal will identify why this property......
  
  

  

  is valued $50,000 less than this property.......

  

  "How can that be? Sure looks the same to me!", you may be saying. Well, you're right! They do look the same.

  The difference in value is easily not seen, and hence, is not considered in an agent's estimation of value. But, these are factors a professional Appraisal will consider.

  Some of these differences affecting value include:

  • Location - condition and quality of nearby properties; availability of utilities and transportation; proximity of nuisances or hazards, etc.
    
  • Physical - surrounding land size, topography, soil, etc; special features such as kitchen built-ins, remodelled baths, swimming pools, finished basement room additions, flooring upgrades, etc.
    
  • Functional obsolescence - poorly arranged floor plan; misplaced, under or over improvement for neighborhood, etc.
    
  • External obsolescence - zoning changes, environmental hazards, etc.

  If you're planning on selling your home some time in the near future, or just want to know its current market value, let us help you. We will apply formal appraisal techniques to arrive at a value of your home. A formal Certified Appraisal of your home may also be in order, depending on the market conditions in place at the time.

  Please call or complete our Home Value Request form telling us your needs. We'll get back with you within 24 hours.

  In the meantime, please return or visit our 'resource rich' website located at
  
  Fayette and Coweta County's Best Home Source

  A.C. Roda, Registered Appraiser, Lic #217394
  Kem Roda, Assoc Broker
  The Home Source Realtors
  (770) 631-6058 - Office
  (678) 234-1239 - Cell