In need of measurement services? Let Carolina Market Value, LLC help.
Our certified appraisers can give you an accurate measurement or floorplan of your home's dimensions to determine a fair value when buying or selling a home, cut property taxes due to inaccurate estimates, or market to possible buyers when selling real estate.
Let Carolina Market Value, LLC be your choice for home measurement or floorplan services. What is a measurement or floorplan service?A measurement service is just what it sounds like: An appraiser measures the dimensions and square footage of a property, then draws a basic or highly detailed floorplan based on what you need. The appraiser's report and floorplan is a document that can be used to prove an accurate Gross Living Area (GLA), the sum of all livable space, of your home. These services are helpful and often essential when disputing property taxes or selling a property. How do floorplan services work?During a home measurement service, a certified appraiser takes measurements of your property with a measuring tool — generally a tape measure or laser measuring device. As they move around the property, they mark the layout of the rooms and other features, like closets, entryways, and pantries. They may sketch the property. Then, the appraiser creates a report and a more detailed sketch showing the total square footage of the home and the general layout. The result is a document that can be used to prove certain details about your property — like the Gross Living Area (GLA) — on tax documentation, home listings, and more. When are measurement services necessary?Property taxesTax records often reflect the wrong square footage because the values can come from various sources, and sometimes go unverified — which means you may be taxed for more square footage than you actually own! Unless a certified appraiser has executed a recent evaluation or measurement service on your property (after any renovation that might have affected square footage), you'll need one to perform a home measurement service before challenging your taxes. An appraiser verifies an accurate Gross Living Area (GLA) of your property so your taxes can reflect the actual square footage — and you can stop overpaying. Putting a home on the marketA measurement service will secure fair market value for your home. Square footage is one of the most important factors potential buyers examine when purchasing a house — but since square footage values are often estimated rather than accurately measured, your property listing might show less Gross Living Area (GLA) than it actually has. An inaccurate GLA could potentially decrease the price of the home as well as the number of potential buyers. The only sure method of using an accurate GLA when listing your home or property is to refer to a recent appraisal or home measurement service executed by an appraiser (after any updating that may have affected square footage). For real estate agentsTo make sure that your client's home closes at a price that appropriately reflects true market value, we recommend seeking a measurement of the property. Your clients, and especially potential buyers, will be grateful for your eye for detail, and you can be certain that the GLA on your client's listing is truly representative of their home. A measurement can also be a wonderful marketing tactic for getting potential buyers interested since they can see the layout and attributes of the property before and after a walkthrough. Get in touch with us to find out more about our measurement services. |