Appraisal services for home sellers - Lakewood Evaluations

Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Lakewood Evaluations.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

For Sale By Owner?

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 to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is 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 tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

Allow you to have the edge while negotiating while speaking with a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
Make you aware of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
Lower the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to backslide

It can be surprising to people when they find out that the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated assessment when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Stevens County

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to get of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Lakewood Evaluations comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate summarizing of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Consulting services for WA Sellers: Put a local expert at your disposal

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but are looking for information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require some help analyzing local property and sales data. We have services tailored especially for consumers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We tailor information to the needs of our customers Just explain your situation and provide suggestions.
Fast turnarounds on appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer quite a few different of report types, and are familiar at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
Fast response to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions regarding your appraisal, after you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!