Getting an appraisal from Olsen Appraisal dba Pat McCarthy before putting your Spokane County home on the market saves you time and money.

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 pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand their local real estate market.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Rather, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for any questions regarding services specialized for home sellers.

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

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, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. You need 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 inform you of what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

  • Allow you to have the edge while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help decrease the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised when they find out the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated impression of their home's value, 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 rather than waiting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you have with an extremely talented agent, it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Olsen Appraisal dba Pat McCarthy comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive description of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Olsen Appraisal dba Pat McCarthy also are available for general consulting

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but are looking for information about how real estate is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help gathering local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate decisions with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

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

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We tailor information to the needs of our clients Just explain your situation and offer you suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide a lot of different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers without so much of industry jargon in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Olsen Appraisal dba Pat McCarthy: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!