Getting an appraisal from Benjamin Yau Appraisal Services before putting your San Francisco home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want for it. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

An increasing amount of CA homeowners are making the decision 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, quickly and for top dollar, you need a skilled appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it's very hard to take an objective look at 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.

In addition to helping you set a astute selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very beneficial negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help lower the possibility of unknown problems that cause sales to flop

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is quite a bit more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated opinion of the value of their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of waiting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

We also help agents price homes in San Francisco County

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Benjamin Yau Appraisal Services can help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a complete description of your property and its features and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Benjamin Yau Appraisal Services also offer general consulting

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? 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 tailored for the needs of customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

After you order an appraisal report through , you can expect....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds for appraisals: Usually in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've done many of assignments, and we've learned that whether it's real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We offer a lot of different of types of reports, and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to clients 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 deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, easy to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions about your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!