Selling your home in or near Miami-Dade County? Contact Ralph Martin & Associates, Inc. and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand real estate market forces.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. You see, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. After all, a home is only worth what another person is offering to give you.


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

For Sale By Owner?

An increasing amount of Florida homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. You need an objective opinion, and we understand that it's 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 selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very beneficial negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Make you aware of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
Prevent the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So spending a little on a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they expected they would get. Others have an an inflated assessment when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal gave them the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price for their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - instead of 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 valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Miami-Dade County

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing contract. Ralph Martin & Associates, Inc. can help. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. You and your agent will get a comprehensive breakdown for the unique features of your property and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Serving Florida with the finest real estate consulting services

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but would like some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? We can help solve your real estate decisions with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

If you're curious what you can expect from us when you order an appraisal just take a look....

Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. Just tell us your situation, and we will give you suggestions.
Swift turnaround on appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
Appraisal and consulting report presentations to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed quite a few of assignments, and we understand that when providing real estate consulting and appraising, there isn't a typical or standard "generic" report. We offer a lot of different report types 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 real estate attorney to understand it.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt response from Ralph Martin & Associates, Inc.: Our reports are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any questions about your appraisal once you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!