Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Ben Hill Appraisal.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

You're probably, as a homeowner, thinking about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. You see, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. Technically, something is only worth what another person is offering to pay.


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Appraisals are valuable tools for homeowners selling without an agent

An increasing amount of Texas homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is an objective opinion, it can be very hard to take an objective look at your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Give you an advantage while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
Make you aware of problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
Lower the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop

People are surprised when they find out that their home's value is more than they originally believed. So spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have originally banked. Others have an an overestimated impression of their home's value, and by getting an appraisal it gave them the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price for their home in order for it to sell quickly - rather than gathering dust on the market for months. Asking too much for a home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while your home sits on the market.

We also help agents price homes in Harris 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 before signing a listing contract. Ben Hill Appraisal can help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a complete description of your property and its features and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Serving Texas with the highest quality real estate consulting services

Not sure if you need a formal appraisal but still need some information about how Harris real estate is doing in your area? We can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

After you order an appraisal report through Ben Hill Appraisal, you can expect....

We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. Just tell us your situation, and we will make suggestions.
Swift turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
Appraisal and consulting report presentations to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed a lot of assignments, and we know that in the art of real estate consulting and appraising, it's naive to think there's a typical or standard "boiler place" assignment. We provide a variety of types of reports and are experts at providing appraisals to clients without so much of the industry jargon and in an easy to read format with the general public in mind.
Quick to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion concerning your appraisal once you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!