Need your home measured or a floorplan for your property? Let Sonoff Appraisal Services help.

Home remodeling and inaccurate estimates on public records can affect a property's price — and its attractiveness to potential buyers. Let Sonoff Appraisal Services give you a reliable evaluation of property area to determine a fair value when purchasing a new home, marketing a property to potential clients, or minimizing property taxes.

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What are floorplan services?

Home measurement services are just what they sound like: An appraiser measures the dimensions and square footage of a property, then draws a basic or highly detailed layout based on your requirements. The appraiser's report and floorplan is a document that can be used to prove the accurate Gross Living Area (GLA), the sum of all livable area, of your home. These services are useful and sometimes necessary 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 home or property with a measuring tool — generally a tape measure or laser measuring device. As they tour the property, they observe the layout of the rooms and other features, like closets, entryways, and pantries. They may sketch the property. Then, the appraiser writes up a report and a more detailed floorplan showing the total area and the general layout of the home. The result is a document that can be used to prove certain specs of your property — like the Gross Living Area (GLA) — on tax documentation, home listings, and more.

When are measurement services needed?

Real estate taxes

Property tax records frequently reflect the wrong area of a property because the values can come from various sources, and sometimes go unproven — meaning you may be paying for more space than you actually have! Unless a certified appraiser has completed a recent evaluation or measurement service on your property (after any updating that might have affected square footage), you'll need one to perform a measurement service before attempting to challenge what you're taxed. An appraiser will verify an accurate Gross Living Area (GLA) of your property so your taxes can reflect the actual square footage — and you can stop paying more than your house is worth.

Selling your home

A home floorplan service can secure fair market value for your house. Area is one of the biggest elements potential buyers look for when purchasing a home — but since square footage values are frequently approximated rather than accurately measured, your listing might reflect less Gross Living Area (GLA) than it can take credit for. An inaccurate GLA could potentially reduce the selling price of your home as well as the number of potential buyers. The only reliable method of using an accurate GLA when listing your home is to reference a recent appraisal or measurement service performed by a certified appraiser (after any updating that might have affected square footage).

Information for agents

To ensure that your client's home sells at a price that properly reflects market value, we advise requesting a home measurement of the property. Your clients, and especially potential buyers, will be grateful for your thoroughness, and you can be confident in knowing the GLA on your client's listing is truly representative of their home. A measurement can also be a great marketing tool for getting potential buyers interested because they can view the layout and attributes of the home before and after touring. Contact Sonoff Appraisal Services today to find out more about our home measurement and floorplan services.