Putting a house on the market in or near Fairfax County? Contact Alan Weinberg and make sure you're setting the price right.

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 the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to understand local real estate values.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. Rather, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

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

Quite a few VA homeowners are deciding 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, quickly and for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it can be very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

  • Be a very valuable negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Make you aware of problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help lower the odds of unknown problems that cause sales to deteriorate

People are surprised when they find out that their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You might have a very skillful agent but it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Alan Weinberg can help. An appraisal can be invaluable in this scenario. You and agent will get a complete description of your property and its features which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Serving Mc Lean with the highest quality real estate consulting services

Don't need an entire appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like some help analyzing local property and sales data. We offer services tailored especially for clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

When you order an appraisal report through , expect the following....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will give you information tailored for your particular appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Normally 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.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on a large amount of assignments, and we understand that when providing real estateappraising there is no typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We offer a variety of types of reports, and are familiar 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 prompt follow-up from Alan Weinberg: Our reports are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions about your appraisal, once you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!