Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Willamette Valley Appraisal Professionals.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

Contact us for details regarding the specific services for home sellers we offer.

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

Quite a few OR homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, 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 tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a astute selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Give you an advantage while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Make you aware of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might delay a closing
  • Lower the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to fall through

People are surprised when they find out the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they originally expected. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated impression of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home 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 may have a very skillful agent but it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Willamette Valley Appraisal Professionals comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a complete breakdown of 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 the latest comparable properties in the area.

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance analyzing local property and sales data. We have services tailored for the needs of customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

  • 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. We'll be more then happy to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Fast 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.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've done many of assignments, and we've learned that in the business of real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We provide a variety of report types, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients 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 deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, 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!