Selling your home in or near Hawaii County? Contact Hawaiian Appraisals and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand the nuances of local real estate values.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, 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 pay.

Contact us for details regarding services specialized for home sellers.

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

More and more Hawaii homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, what you need is a expert appraiser. You need an objective opinion, and we understand that it's 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.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very valuable negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Decrease the possibility of hidden problems that cause sales to flop
It can be surprising to people when they find out that the value of their home is much more than they thought. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated assessment of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price for their home in order for it to sell quickly - instead of sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while your house waits for a buyer.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you're working with an extremely talented agent, it's in your best interest to get an analysis of your home's value before signing a listing agreement. And that's where Hawaiian Appraisals comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. You and your agent will get a complete description for the unique features of your property and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance collecting local property and sales data. We have services designed especially for clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

This is a little bit of what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal through Hawaiian Appraisals...

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients. We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions - just let us know what your situation is.
  • Quick turnaround time: Typically in a week's time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on quite a few of assignments, and we know that when providing real estate consulting and appraising, there is no typical or standard "cookie cutter" report. We provide a variety of 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.
  • Quick to follow-up questions: Our reports are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion concerning your appraisal once you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!