Is it wise enough to do the appraisal?

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We are about to fix our home so that we are able to sell it in the market. But I am not sure as to what price I should ask for. So, I called an appraiser today and he said the appraisal would cost around $450. Would it wise enough to pay $450 for the appraisal or are we just wasting our money away.

adonis · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:30 am Post subject:

Welcome Fraser,

I feel that you should get the appraisal done. But you can at least look for a cheaper appraisal. A year ago when I moved out and shifted to my new home, my financial advisor advised me to do an appraisal and the cost wasn't much though. You can also call up your mortgage company or lender to refer an appraiser.

mikeshapiro · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:12 am Post subject:

That price quoted for the appraisal might be the standard price for an appraisal. I do believe in "you get what you paid for".

If you are not going to use a Realtor to list your home, I would definetely get an appraisal or at the very least speak with a couple Realtors as to what they think you should ask. If you are using a Realtor you do not need to get an appraisal done.

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That's so nice of you Mike, but is it the rule, i mean if i go with a realtor, an appraisal isn't required?

mikeshapiro · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:18 am Post subject:

No it's not a rule. What I meant by that is if you're using a Realtor to list the property they will be do their own research to help you decide what you should list the home for. They can evaluate the market to come up with a price you should list at depending on what your situation and time frame to sell is like. If you have the home for sale by owner, how do you know what to ask for it? Definetely do NOT rely on online valuation services such as zillow for a value as you could really burn yourself.

The appraisal will be required by the purchasers mortgage company.

Hope that clears it up?

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yeah its pretty clear now Mike.

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mikeshapiro · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:01 am Post subject:

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Mike I did not know they are getting sued in Arizona. You are correct that without license how they can claim to be able to provide property values. Really very silly of them. They should have contacted a real estate attorney before putting such claim. But that’s there concern now on how to come out of this mess.

Miller

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Hi,

I am in process of buying new home from landlord for $30,000 and need to some basics things:

I agreed to a purchase price of $30K, the tax assessor gave a value of 31, 500 but the appraised value turned out to be 28,000. What I want to know is, who pays for the title work already completed if the deal does not work out?

Who pays for the appraisal fee if the deal is not finalized?

I can put down 20% down payment. But am I correct in thinking that the mortgage company won't do the loan of the house doesn't approve for $30k. is it possible that I do another appraisal so that I can reach the 30K mark.

Samantha · Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:35 am Post subject: RE: appraisal issues

Hi Maddy,

Welcome to the forum.

If the home hasn't been appraised for the sale price, then I don't think you should for another appraisal as it would cost you again. Instead, you should try to negotiate with the seller and bring down the purchase price as equal to the appraised value. If the property hasn't appraised for $30,000 is not your fault at all, it's the seller's problem. He doesn't want to sell for $28,000 and so why do you want to buy it for $2000 extra.

As far as the mortgage company offering the loan is concerned, it will provide you with a maximum loan amount equal to the appraised value of the home and not the purchase price. Now for the fees required by title company and the appraiser, these are the costs that you will have to pay and if the deal doesn't work out, it's up to your lender to find out if he will refund you a certain percentage of the costs.

Hope this helps...

God bless you.

Samantha

larry · Joined: 27 Jun 2007 Posts: 2911 403.68 Dollars($)

Hi Maddy,

The appraisal value of your home has come out to 28000.Now, when you can make the down payment of 20%, I think you should not go for another. But if you still think the appraisal to be 30%, you can go for another appraisal and confirm about the costs.

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"is it possible that I do another appraisal so that I can reach the 30K mark."

it is not necessary that a new appraisal will give the value to be 30k. it can be that this new appraisal also show the value to be 28k

mikeshapiro · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject:

Yes why would a buyer want an appraisal that is more than what another appraiser felt the home is worth? Why would you want to pay for another appraisal so you can pay 2k extra for a property? Instead use the first appraisal as a bargining tool to get them to lower the price!

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