Getting an appraisal from Norcal-Appraisers before putting your Sonoma County home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it's worth every penny 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 understand real estate market forces.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home. Something is only going to sell for the price another person is going to give you.


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Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

Quite a few California homeowners are deciding 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 for the best price, what you need is a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get an objective opinion, and we understand that it's hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will inform you of what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

Be a very useful bargaining tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
Call attention to any issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
Prevent the odds of unidentified problems that cause sales to backslide

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they expected they would get. Others have an an overestimated opinion of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - instead of gathering dust on the market for months. Asking too much for a home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you have an extremely talented agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to signing a listing contract. And that's where Norcal-Appraisers comes in. We can furnish 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 the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Serving Windsor with the greatest real estate consulting services

If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require assistance gathering local property and sales data, we can help solve your real estate concerns with services especially designed for consumers with your real estate needs.

After you order an appraisal report through Norcal-Appraisers, you can expect....

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. Just let us know your situation, and we will give you suggestions.
Fast turnaround for appraisals: Typically in a week's time or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report ready to download.
Consulting and appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've done quite a few of assignments, and we know that in the practice of real estate consulting and appraising, there isn't a typical or standard "boiler place" report. We offer many different report types and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to understand it.
Fast response to follow-up questions: Reports we create are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any questions concerning your appraisal once you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!