Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Bayou Country Valuations.

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 a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to understand local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

Contact us for details regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

For Sale By Owner?

Quite a few LA 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, with minimal waiting and for the best price, what you need is a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult 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 to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very valuable negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Make you aware of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help lower the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people to discover their home's value is more than they originally believed. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated assessment of their home's value, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of sitting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Pre-listing appraisals in Rapides County

You may have a very talented agent but it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Bayou Country Valuations comes in. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a comprehensive description for the unique features of your property which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

We also offer general consulting

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but are looking for information about the health of your area's real estate? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We offer services designed especially for customers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

If your curious what you'll be getting from us when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients Just tell us your situation and give you suggestions.
  • Fast turnarounds on appraisals: Typically in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer quite a few different of types of reports, and are well seasoned at providing appraisals to consumers 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 quick follow-up from Bayou Country Valuations: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!