Putting a house on the market in or near Cameron County? Contact Hocott Appraisals and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a must. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand their local real estate market.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

An increasing amount of TX homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, you need a skilled appraiser. You need objective opinions, it can be very hard to be objective about your 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 realistic asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while negotiating while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Prevent the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to fall through

People are surprised to discover 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 thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated opinion 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 gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Cameron County

Even if you have with the most experienced agent, it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Hocott Appraisals comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a detailed breakdown for your property and its features and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for TX Sellers: Have a local expert at your disposal

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance collecting local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

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

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be more then happy to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Fast turnaround time: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on many of assignments, and we've learned that in the art of real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "generic" report. We offer quite a few different of types of reports, and are experienced at providing appraisals to consumers minus the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Prompt to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries about your appraisal, once you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!