Need your home measured or a floorplan for your property? Let Gary E Eldridge help.Our certified appraisers can give you an accurate measurement or floorplan of your home's dimensions to establish a fair value when buying or selling a home, lower property taxes due to unreliable estimates, or market to possible clients when selling a property. Let Gary E Eldridge be your choice for home measurement or floorplan services Get a quote onlineWhat is a home measurement or floorplan service?A floorplan service is just what it sounds like: Based on your needs, an appraiser will measure the property's dimensions and area, then draw a basic or highly detailed floorplan. 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 area, of your home. These services are helpful and sometimes essential when challenging property taxes or selling a property. How do home measurement services work?During a measurement or floorplan service, a certified appraiser takes measurements of your home with a measuring tool — generally a tape measure or laser measuring device. As they walk the home, they notate the layout of the rooms and other features, like stairs, entryways, and pantries. They may sketch out the property. Then, the appraiser writes up a report and a more detailed floorplan showing the total area and the overall layout of the home. The resulting report is a document that can be used to prove certain specs of your property — like the Gross Living Area (GLA) — on tax documentation, property listings, and more. When are floorplan services needed?Property taxesTax records often reflect inaccurate 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 have! Unless a certified appraiser has executed a recent valuation or measurement service on your property (after any remodeling that might have affected square footage), you'll need an appraiser to perform a measurement service before disputing your taxes. An appraiser will determine the accurate Gross Living Area (GLA) of your property so your taxes reflect the actual square footage — and you can stop overpaying. Putting your home up for saleA measurement service can ensure that you're paid fair market value for your property. Square footage is one of the biggest elements potential buyers look for when purchasing a house — but since these values are often approximated rather than properly measured, your home listing might show less Gross Living Area (GLA) than it can take credit for. An inaccurate GLA could potentially reduce the price of your home as well as the number of interested buyers. The only sure method of using a precise GLA when listing your home is to reference a recent appraisal or measurement service carried out by an appraiser (after any remodeling that may have affected square footage). For agentsTo make sure that your client's home closes at a price that appropriately reflects market value, we suggest asking for a home measurement of the property. Clients, and potential buyers, will be grateful for your scrupulousness, and you can be confident in knowing the GLA on your client's listing is a true representation of their home. A measurement can also be a wonderful marketing tactic to interest potential buyers since they can see the layout and details of the home before and after touring. Get in touch with us to find out more about our measurement services. |