Getting an appraisal from CJ Vigil & Associates, Inc. before putting your Santa Fe home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand local real estate values.

You're probably fixated on how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want for it. You see, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. Once you break it all down, at the end of the day, your house is only worth the price another person is willing to give you.

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

Going to sell your home yourself?

Quite a few New Mexico homeowners are making the decision 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, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, what you need is a qualified appraiser. You need an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult to take an objective look at your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a sound asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very useful negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help prevent the odds of unidentified problems that cause sales to backslide
People are 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 several thousand more than they thought they would get. Others have an an exaggerated assessment of their home's value, 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 waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You might have a highly skillful agent, but it's in your best interest to get an analysis of value prior to signing a listing contract. And that's where CJ Vigil & Associates, Inc. comes in. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. You and your agent will get a complete breakdown of 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 Santa Fe with the finest real estate consulting services

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how Santa Fe real estate is doing in your area? We have services designed especially for clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

If you're curious what you'll be getting from CJ Vigil & Associates, Inc. when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We personalize information to the needs of our customers. Just explain your situation, and we will offer you suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround on appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Appraisal and consulting report presentations that suit YOUR needs: We've done lots of assignments, and we've learned that in the art of real estate consulting and appraising, there isn't a typical or standard "cookie cutter" assignment. We provide quite a few different report types and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to consumers without a lot of the industry jargon so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to read it.
  • Prompt to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal once you've read through the report, we suggest that you simply email or call us!