Need your home measured or a floorplan for your property? Let us help.Home remodeling and poor estimates on public records will affect a property's price — and its attractiveness to buyers. Let our appraisers give you a reliable calculation of property size to establish a fair, unbiased value when acquiring a property, selling to potential clients, or reducing your property taxes. Let Chris McKnight be your choice for measurement services Get a quote onlineWhat are measurement services?Home measurement services are just what they sound like: An appraiser measures the dimensions and area of the property, then draws a basic or highly detailed floorplan based on your needs. The appraiser's report and floorplan is a document that can be used to prove the precise Gross Living Area (GLA), the total livable space, of your home. These services are helpful and often essential when challenging property taxes or selling a property. How do home measurement services work?During a home measurement or floorplan service, an appraiser measures your property with a measuring tool — generally a tape measure or laser measuring device. As they move around the house, they make note of the layout of the rooms and other features, like stairs, patios, and pantries. They might sketch the property. Then, the appraiser types up a report and detailed floorplan showing the total area of the home and the general layout. The resulting report is a document that can be used to prove certain details about your property — like the Gross Living Area (GLA) — on tax documentation, property listings, and more. When are measurement services required?Property taxesProperty tax records often reflect the wrong area of a property because the values can come from many sources, and sometimes go unproven — meaning you may be paying for more square footage than you have! Unless a certified appraiser has recently completed an evaluation on your property (after any remodeling that may have affected square footage), you'll need one to perform a home measurement service before contesting your taxes. An appraiser will determine an accurate Gross Living Area (GLA) of your property so your taxes reflect your actual square footage — and you can stop overpaying. Putting your home on the marketA measurement service will ensure that you're paid a fair price for your house. Living space is one of the biggest elements potential buyers look for when purchasing a house — but since these values are often estimated rather than properly measured, your property listing may show less Gross Living Area (GLA) than it actually has. An inaccurate GLA could potentially decrease the price of your property as well as the number of interested buyers. The only dependable method of using a definitive GLA when listing your home or property is to reference a recent appraisal or home measurement service completed by a certified appraiser (after any renovation that may have affected square footage). For agentsTo ensure that your client's home sells at a price that properly reflects true market value, we recommend asking for a measurement of the property. Clients, and potential buyers, will be grateful for your eye for detail, and you can rest assured knowing the GLA on your client's listing is truly representative of their home. A measurement can also be a fantastic marketing tactic for getting potential buyers interested because they can review the layout and characteristics of the home before and after a walkthrough. Contact us today to find out more about our measurement services. |