Getting an appraisal from McLaughlin Property Valuation Services before putting your Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Orange County home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and 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 difficult for them to understand local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home.

Contact us for details regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

For Sale By Owner?

An increasing amount of CA homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, what you need is a skilled appraiser. 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:

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Make you aware of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Decrease the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to deteriorate

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you have with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where McLaughlin Property Valuation Services comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate description of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

We also offer general consulting

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but would like some information about how real estate is doing in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help collecting local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for consumers with your real estate needs.

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

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be delighted to give you suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Fast turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer quite a few different of report types, and are familiar 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.
  • Fast reply to follow-up questions: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, easy to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries about your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!