Getting an appraisal from REID E. CHOATE & ASSOCIATES, LLC before putting your Hawaii County home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on putting your house on the market soon, an appraisal is absolutely necessary. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays you in the long run! Unless the 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 have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. You see, 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 willing to give you.


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Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

Quite a few Hawaii homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get an objective opinion, it can be very hard to take an objective look at 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 sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Give you an advantage while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
Alert you of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
Lower the possibility 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 first thought. So spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they could have originally gotten. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated assessment of the value of their home, and an appraisal gave them the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price for their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - instead of waiting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while you're in Real Estate "limbo".

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You might have a highly skillful agent, but it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where REID E. CHOATE & ASSOCIATES, LLC comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate writeup of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Consulting services for Pahoa Sellers: Have a local expert at your disposal

Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help collecting local sales and property data. We have services tailored for the needs of clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

If you're curious what you'll be getting from us when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with personalized information for your particular appraisal need. Just explain your situation, and we will offer you suggestions.
Fast turnaround on appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report ready to download.
Consulting and appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We offer quite a few different report types and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers minus the industry jargon and in an easy to digest format with the general public in mind.
Fast response to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions about your appraisal once you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!