Getting an appraisal from Certified Appraisal, Inc before putting your Spokane area home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth every penny 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 have invested in your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. You see, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. After all, a home is only going to sell for the price another person is offering to pay.


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For Sale By Owner?

Quite a few Washington homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and for the best price, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is an objective opinion, and we understand that it's hard to take an objective look at your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very useful bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
Make you aware of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
Decrease the chances of hidden problems that cause sales to deteriorate

People are surprised when they find out that the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have originally netted. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price for their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while your home sits on the market.

Pre-listing appraisals in Spokane County

You may have a very talented agent, but it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Appraisal & Consulting Services Northwest, inc. comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. You and your agent will get 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 recent comparable properties in the area.

Serving Washington with the highest quality real estate consulting services

If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance gathering local property and sales data, we have services designed for the needs of clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

If you're curious what you'll be getting from us when ordering 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 information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be delighted to give you suggestions - just let us know what your situation is.
Swift turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We provide a variety of types of reports and are skillful at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to read it.
Prompt response 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 moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions about your appraisal once you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!