Putting a house on the market in or near Honolulu County? Contact Lum & Associates and make sure you're setting the price right.If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a must. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; 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 practically impossible for them to understand the nuances of their local real estate market. While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. Contact us for details regarding our specialized services for home sellers. Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?An increasing amount of HI homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, it's very difficult to take an objective look at 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. Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
It can be surprising to people when they find out that the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an inflated impression when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts. We also help agents price homes in Honolulu CountyYou may have a very experienced agent but it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Lum & Associates comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate summarizing of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry. Lum & Associates also are available for general consultingNot wanting to get an entire appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require some help collecting local property and sales data. We can provide assistance for your real estate decisions with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs. If your wondering what you'll be getting from us when you order an appraisal just take a look....
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