Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from RWA Appraisals will ensure you get it right.

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's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Going to sell your home yourself?

An increasing amount of WA homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help 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 professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it's very 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 selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very useful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Decrease the possibility of unknown problems that cause sales to backslide

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that the value of their home is much more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they expected they would get. Others have an an exaggerated assessment when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of waiting 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 professional value opinion before listing

You might have a very skilled agent but it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Let RWA Appraisals help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a detailed breakdown of the unique features of your property which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

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

Don't need a full appraisal but are looking for 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 collecting local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

If your wondering what you can expect from us when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds for appraisals: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of report types, and are well seasoned 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 quick follow-up from RWA Appraisals: Documents we deliver are written in plain English, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any questions about your appraisal, after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!