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Selling your home in or near Honolulu County? Contact Harlin Young & Co. and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand their local real estate market.

You could be fixated on how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. After all, a home is only going to sell for what another person is willing to give you.

Contact us for information regarding the specific services for home sellers we offer.

Going to sell your home yourself?

An increasing amount of Hawaii homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. You need an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to be objective about your 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.

Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a sound selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very useful negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Make you aware of problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help prevent the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop
Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is higher than they first thought. So investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they could have originally gotten. Others have an an overestimated impression of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price for their home in order for it to sell quickly - instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

Even if you're working with the most experienced agent, it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to signing a listing contract. Harlin Young & Co. can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

We also are available for general consulting

If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like some help collecting local sales and property data, we can provide assistance for your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report from us, you can expect....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to give you suggestions - just tell us what your situation is.
  • Quick turnaround time: Typically in a week's time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Consulting and appraisal report presentations that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We offer many different report types and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum and in an easy to read format with consumers in mind.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast response from Harlin Young & Co.: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion about your appraisal after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!