It knows square footage and recent sales. It does not know your zoning, your alley access, or that the parcel behind you traded last spring for more than anyone expected. I do.
Tell me about the property and I will put together a comparative market analysis by hand. Free, no obligation, and yours to keep whether or not you ever list with me.
A written comparative market analysis: recent comparable sales, what is active and pending near you, how your property sits against them, and a realistic price range with the reasoning behind it.
1. I read it myself, not a queue.
2. I may call with a question or two, since the details public records miss are usually what move the number.
3. You get the analysis within two business days.
Plenty of agent websites promise an instant valuation. Almost none of them deliver one. You enter an address, a form goes to an inbox, and a person follows up later. The number you were promised never appears.
I would rather say what this actually is. A person prepares it, by hand, and that takes a couple of days. In exchange you get something an algorithm cannot produce: an opinion that accounts for your zoning, your lot, your alley, your view corridor, and what the block has actually been doing.
If all you want is a fast ballpark, Zillow is free and it is right there. Come back when you want to know what the number really is.
A comparative market analysis is an opinion of value prepared by a licensed real estate broker. It is not an appraisal and is not a substitute for one. Only a licensed appraiser can provide an appraisal. Louis Lock, Licensed Real Estate Broker, eXp Realty, LLC, Washington State.