Getting an appraisal from Paul James Appraisals, Inc. before putting your San Juan County home on the market saves you time and money.

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 in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to fully grasp their local real estate market.

You, as a homeowner, might be focused on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get out of it. Rather, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market. Technically, something is only worth what another person is offering to give you.


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

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of New Mexico homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, you need a skilled appraiser. The best thing to have is an objective opinion, 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 explain to you 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 to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Allow you to have the edge while negotiating while speaking with a potential buyer. home
Call attention to any problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
Help decrease the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to fall through

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally expected. Others have an an overestimated opinion 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 - rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while you're in Real Estate "limbo".

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You might have an extremely talented agent, but it's in your best interest to get an analysis of value prior to signing a listing contract. And that's where Paul James Appraisals, Inc. comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate writeup of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Serving Farmington with unsurpassed real estate consulting services

You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need some help gathering local property and sales data. We can help solve your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for consumers with your real estate needs.

This is a little bit of what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal from Paul James Appraisals, Inc....

We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We personalize information to the needs of our customers. We'll be delighted to provide suggestions - just tell us what your situation is.
Swift turnaround time: Typically in a week's time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
Consulting and appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We offer a variety of types of reports and are experts 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 read it.
Quick reply to follow-up questions: Our reports are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion regarding your appraisal once you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!