Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Appraisal Associates, LLC will ensure you get it right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand local real estate values.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, an appraisal assesses your home's market value. After all, a home is only worth the price another person is going to give you.


	Contact us for details regarding the specific services for home sellers we offer.

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of Washington homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get an objective opinion, it's very difficult to take an objective look at your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very useful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
Make you aware of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
Decrease the odds of unknown problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

It can be surprising to people when they find out that their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they could have originally banked. Others have an an exaggerated opinion of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly - rather than sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You may have an extremely skilled agent, but it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value before signing a listing contract. Appraisal Associates, LLC can help. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a complete description of your property and its features and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but still need some information about how Clark real estate is doing in your area? We have services designed especially for consumers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

If you're wondering what you'll be getting from us when you order an appraisal just take a look....

We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We will provide you with personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions - just let us know what your situation is.
Quick turnaround for appraisals: Usually in a week's time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've done lots of assignments, and we know that when providing real estate consulting and appraising, there is no typical or standard "cookie cutter" report. We offer quite a few different types of reports and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to clients without a lot of the industry jargon and in an easy to read format with consumers in mind.
Fast reply to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions regarding your appraisal once you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!