Need your home measured or a floorplan for your property? Let Homestead Real Estate Services, LLC help.

Our certified appraisers can give you an accurate floorplan of your home to help you determine a fair value when buying or selling a home, lower property taxes as a result of inaccurate estimates, or market to possible buyers when selling a property.

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What are measurement services?

A home measurement service is just what it sounds like: An appraiser measures the dimensions and area of your property, then draws a basic or highly detailed layout based on your needs. The appraiser's report and floorplan is a form that can be used to prove the accurate Gross Living Area (GLA), the sum of all livable space, of your home. These services are useful and often essential when disputing property taxes or selling a property.

How do home measurement services work?

During a home measurement or floorplan service, a certified appraiser measures your home or property with a measuring tool — either a tape measure or laser measuring device. As they move around the property, they note the layout of the rooms and other features, like stairs, entryways, and pantries. They might make a rough sketch of the property. Then, the appraiser writes up a report and detailed floorplan showing the total living area of the house and the overall layout. The finished product 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 should I get a measurement service?

Property taxes

Tax records often reflect the wrong area of a property because the values can come from many sources, and sometimes go unverified — which means you may be paying for more space than you have! Unless a certified appraiser has recently performed a valuation on your property (after any updating that may have affected square footage), you'll need one to perform a home measurement service before disputing what you're taxed. An appraiser assesses the accurate Gross Living Area (GLA) of your property so your taxes reflect the actual square footage — and you can stop overpaying.

Putting your property on the market

A floorplan service can ensure that you're paid a fair price for your house. Square footage is one of the most important elements potential buyers look for when purchasing a home — but since these values are often estimated rather than accurately measured, your home listing might show less Gross Living Area (GLA) than it actually has. An inaccurate GLA not only decreases the potential selling price for your property, but possibly even the amount of interested buyers. The only reliable method of using an accurate 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 real estate agents

To make sure that your client's property closes at a price that properly reflects market value, we advise asking for a floorplan service for the property. Clients, and potential buyers, will be grateful for your scrupulousness, and you can rest assured knowing the GLA on your client's listing is truly representative of their home. A floorplan can also be a great marketing tactic for getting potential buyers interested because they can review the layout and attributes of the house before and after a walkthrough. Get in touch to find out more about our measurement services.