Getting an appraisal from California Home Appraisal before putting your San Pedro home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

Contact us for information regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Appraisals are valuable tools for homeowners selling without an agent

Quite a few CA homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will inform you of what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Give you an advantage while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Call attention to any issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help prevent the odds of unknown problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

People are surprised to discover their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they originally expected. Others have an an exaggerated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

We also help agents price homes in Los Angeles County

You might have a very skilled agent but it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where California Home Appraisal comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise writeup of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like some help collecting local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

Here's what you can expect when you order an appraisal from us....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We will provide you with information tailored for your individual appraisal need. Just tell us your situation and we will make suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on quite a few of assignments, and we've learned that when providing real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" report. We offer quite a few different of types of reports, and are familiar at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from California Home Appraisal: Reports we create are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions dealing your appraisal, once you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!