Selling your home in or near Albemarle County? Contact Kristopher Galione 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 a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home.

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

Selling on your own?

Quite a few VA homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very hard to be objective about your 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 asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help prevent the possibility of hidden problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people when they find out the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. Others have an an overestimated opinion of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than waiting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Albemarle County

You might have a very experienced agent but it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Kristopher Galione comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Kristopher Galione also provide general consulting

Have you decided against a full appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance analyzing local property and sales data. We have services designed especially for clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

If your wondering what you can expect from when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We tailor information to the needs of our customers Just explain your situation and we will make suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer quite a few different of report types, and are experienced 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 fast follow-up from Kristopher Galione: When we create reports, we make sure they are clearly written, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, once you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!