Getting an appraisal from HCK Appraisals before putting your Lake Tapps home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is a must. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; 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 hard for them to get a handle on local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

An increasing amount of WA homeowners are deciding 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 to get the most you can, what you need is a qualified appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it's very difficult 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.

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

  • Give you an advantage while bargaining when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help decrease the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised when they find out that their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated impression of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Let HCK Appraisals help. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a detailed breakdown for your property and its features which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Serving WA with the highest quality real estate consulting services

Not wanting to get an entire appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need some help collecting local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for consumers with your real estate needs.

If your curious what to expect from when you order an appraisal just take a look....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Quick turnaround time: Usually in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of report types, and have know how 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 prompt follow-up from HCK Appraisals: When we create 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 governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries dealing your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!