Selling your home in or near San Diego County? Contact Jason J. Zilka and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand the nuances of their local real estate market.

We are not talking about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

Quite a few CA homeowners are making the decision 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 top dollar, what you need is a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, and we understand that it's difficult to take an objective look at 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 realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Give you an advantage while bargaining when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Call attention to any issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Prevent the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that their home's value is much more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated assessment of their home's value, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You might have a highly skillful agent but it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Let Jason J. Zilka help. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a complete breakdown of your property and its features and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Serving San Diego County with the greatest real estate consulting services

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help collecting local sales and property data. We have services tailored for the needs of clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

Here's what to expect when you order an appraisal from us....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be delighted to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds for appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've done quite a few of assignments, and we've learned that practice of real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" report. We provide a variety of types of reports, and have know how 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 Jason J. Zilka: Reports we write are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, once you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!