Selling your home in or near Bexar County? Contact Ed Gray Associates 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 pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. You see, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. A home is only worth the price another person is willing to give you.

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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

Quite a few Texas homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is an objective opinion, it's very difficult 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.

In addition to helping you set a sound selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very helpful bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Call attention to any issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Decrease the odds of unknown problems that cause sales to backslide
Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So spending a little on a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they originally expected. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated impression when they put a value on their home, and by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly - rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while getting nothing done.

Pre-listing appraisals in San Antonio

You may have an extremely experienced agent, but it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value before finalizing a listing contract. Ed Gray Associates can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive description of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Serving Texas with unmatched real estate consulting services

Possibly you've already decided you don't need to go as far as getting a full appraisal but are looking for information about how Bexar real estate is doing in your area? We offer services designed for the needs of customers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

When you order an appraisal report from us, expect the following....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients. Just tell us your situation, and we will offer you suggestions.
  • Swift turnaround for appraisals: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Appraisal and consulting report presentations to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on a large amount of assignments, and we've learned that in the business of real estate consulting and appraising, it's naive to think there's a typical or standard "generic" report. We provide a variety of report types and are well seasoned at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum and in an easy to read format with the general public in mind.
  • Prompt to follow-up questions: Documents we deliver are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries about your appraisal after you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!