Getting an appraisal from CalWest Appraisal before putting your Contra Costa County home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and 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 understand the nuances of local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for any questions regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Appraisals are valuable tools for people selling without an agent

Quite a few CA homeowners are choosing 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, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to be objective about 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:

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Call attention to any issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Lower the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to backslide

It can be surprising to people to discover their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You might have a highly talented agent but it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where CalWest Appraisal comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a detailed breakdown of your property and its features 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.

We also are available for general consulting

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but are looking for information about the real estate market in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help collecting local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

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

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We personalize information to the needs of our clients Just let us know your situation and provide suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on a lot of assignments, and we've learned that in the art of real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We offer many different of report types, and are skillful 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 CalWest Appraisal: Our reports 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. If you have any inquiries dealing your appraisal, once you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!