Property pricing experts in King (206) 592-0600

Putting a house on the market in or near King County? Contact Crest Appraisal Services and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

More and more WA 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 to get the most you can, you need a qualified appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, and we understand that it can be very difficult to take an objective look at own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a astute selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very valuable bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
Make you aware of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
Lower the odds of unidentified problems that cause sales to deteriorate

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover the value of their home is quite a bit more than they thought. So spending a little on a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated assessment when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of gathering dust 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

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You might have a very talented agent but it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Let Crest Appraisal Services help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive description of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

Don't need a full appraisal but still need some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help collecting local property and sales data. We offer services designed especially for customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
Quick turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed lots of assignments, and we've learned that in the art of real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "generic" report. We provide a variety of report types, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to consumers without a lot of industry jargon in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Prompt response to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!