Putting a house on the market in or near Rapides Parish? Contact Frances C. Fredieu and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a step in the right direction. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

You, as a homeowner, might be thinking about how much you've spent buying and improving 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. Once you break it all down, at the end of the day, your house is only going to sell for the price another person is going to give you.


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

For Sale By Owner?

More and more Louisiana 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, quickly and for the best price, what you need is a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it's very difficult to take an objective look at 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 astute selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Allow you to have the edge while negotiating when you find a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Alert you of problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
Prevent the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people when they find out that the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated opinion when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of 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 your house waits for a buyer.

We also help agents price homes in Rapides Parish

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an analysis of your home's value before signing a listing agreement. And that's where Frances C. Fredieu comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a complete breakdown for your property and its features and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Sometimes it's useful to have a general resource for local real estate knowledge

Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like some help analyzing local property and sales data. We can help solve your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

If your curious what you'll be getting from Frances C. Fredieu 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 response ASAP: We personalize information to the needs of our customers. Just tell us your situation, and we will make suggestions.
Fast turnarounds for appraisals: Normally in a week's time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report ready to download.
Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've done a lot of assignments, and we understand that in the business of real estate appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We provide a variety of report types, and are experts at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Frances C. Fredieu: 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. If you have any questions about your appraisal once you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!