Getting an appraisal from The Appraisal Company of N. CA. before putting your Richmond home on the market saves you time and money.

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 you in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to fully grasp their local real estate market.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. Technically, something is only worth the price another person is willing to pay.


	Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Going to sell your home yourself?

More and more California homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a qualified appraiser. You need an objective opinion, 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 sensible selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Allow you to have the edge while negotiating when you find a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Make you aware of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
Help decrease the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised when they find out that the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So spending a little on a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally expected. Others have an an overestimated assessment of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price for their home in order for it to sell quickly - rather than waiting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Contra Costa County

Even if you have an extremely talented agent, it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value before finalizing a listing contract. And that's where The Appraisal Company of N. CA. comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a complete breakdown for the unique features of your property which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

The Appraisal Company of N. CA. provides general consulting

Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require some help gathering local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate concerns with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

This is a little bit of what you can expect when you order an appraisal through us...

We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will provide you with personalized information for your particular appraisal need. Just let us know your situation, and we will give you suggestions.
Quick turnaround for appraisals: Usually in a week's time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
Appraisal and consulting report presentations to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed many of assignments, and we've learned that in the practice of real estate consulting and appraising, there is no typical or standard "generic" assignment. We provide many different types of reports and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to clients sans the industry jargon so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to read it.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick response from The Appraisal Company of N. CA.: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries about your appraisal after you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!