Raise Your Appraisal by Caring for the Exterior

We Buy Houses | Lafayette LA: The appraisal ordered by the lender before they give your buyer a loan to buy your house is an important piece of the home sale. The appraised value is what steers the decision along with other factors. The highest you can get the house appraised at is the goal you should set.

A lender will be much more willing to lend a buyer the money for your house if there appears to be a good value and possibly even instant equity for the buyer. If you are selling the house for $350k and it is appraised at $360k, the bank sees this as instant $10k equity in the house for the buyer. This is good news. You can be assured that the loan will most likely go through unless there is another problem with the buyer’s credentials or documentation.

Can you influence an appraisal in a positive way? The answer is ‘yes.’ Appraisers are sworn to be objective and not to be influenced by bribes of any kind or other influences that would cause them to make a different assessment of the house. The fact is, as much as they do their best to be objective, there are certain things that are in our nature as humans that influence us subconsciously.

Go after the appraisal as though you are trying to impress your in-laws the first time they come to visit. Do everything you can to improve the clean and neat appearance and make it appear as though it is well maintained. Get the gutters cleared out, wash the outside with a power washer, and clean the stains off the driveway.

You can repaint the exterior with a color that is complementary to the rest of the houses in the neighborhood. Put on shiny new house numbers. Put in a new mailbox and plant flowers around it. In the yard, do the obvious. Mow the lawn the day before the appraiser is coming. Rake the grass clippings or use a catcher bag to pick them up as you go. Use the edger for a clean edge. Pick out all dead branches and plants from the garden and weed it out.

Solar lights along the walkway are attractive and say that you are concerned with safety. Put mulch in the flower beds and plant bright flowers, watering before the appraiser arrives. Repair all walkways, decks, rails, and stairs.

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