Selling your home in or near Clackamas County? Contact Willamette Valley Appraisal Professionals and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

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 for it. You see, the appraisal measures your home's market value. At the end of the day, your house is only going to sell for what another person is going to give you.


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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

More and more Oregon homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. You need an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

Be a very useful negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Call attention to any problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
Decrease the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to backslide

People are surprised when they find out their home's value is more than they originally believed. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they could have originally netted. Others have an an overestimated impression of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - instead of sitting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Clackamas County

You may have an extremely talented agent, but it's definitely a good idea to have an analysis of your home's value before finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Willamette Valley Appraisal Professionals comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. You and your agent will get a complete breakdown for your property and its features 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.

We also provide general consulting

Don't need an entire appraisal but still need some information about the status of your area's real estate? We offer services designed especially for customers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

When you order an appraisal report from us, expect the following....

We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We personalize information to the needs of our clients. We'll be thrilled to offer suggestions - just tell us what your situation is.
Quick turnaround on appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report ready to download.
Appraisal and consulting report formats to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We offer a variety of types of reports and are skillful at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum and in an easy to read format with consumers in mind.
Quick to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions regarding your appraisal after you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!