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you are here: DentalPlans.com > Dental Health Articles > Real Estate > Learn What Your House is Really Worth
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Updated: 2/8/2008 12:05:20 PM |
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 (ARA) - Everyone has an idea what their home is worth, with that opinion mostly fueled by comparative prices of homes that sold in the neighborhood. However, so many factors can influence a home's value and its proper asking price. Emotions can run high when it comes time to sell your home, so getting an objective assessment of your house's value is vital.
"With so much invested in your home, it's understandable that emotion can cloud the decision-making process when setting an asking price," says Sari Irons of www.the-best-mortgage-rate.com, a Web site that helps connect consumers with lenders. "Setting a realistic price can mean the difference between a quick, fair sale that pleases everyone and one that lasts many frustrating months while your house lingers on the market."
Selling isn't the only moment in time when it might be useful to know your home's value, either, Irons points out. If you're considering refinancing an existing mortgage, it's helpful to know your home's worth; you may have more equity and borrowing power than you think. Or, if your municipality reassesses home values in your area and sets yours too high, it's helpful to know the real value if you're going to challenge the assessment and the higher taxes it brings.
Irons offers the following tips for determining what your home is really worth:
* First, try to be objective. Check real estate listings in the local paper to see what comparable homes in your area are actually selling for. This can be a good starting point.
* Be honest with yourself about the condition and quality of your home. Have you made upgrades since you moved in? Or merely done minimal maintenance?
* Make a list of your neighborhood's pros and cons. Is your house near a vital business area and shopping centers, schools and entertainment? Or, maybe you have a lot of acreage to offer in an area where other lots are small? Are you near transportation or within driving distance of downtown?
* Get professional advice. You can approach a real estate agent, but that may result in pressure to sign a sales contract with them. A better option may be to go online, to Web sites like www.Free-Home-Values.com, where you can find out the value of your home based on a database of real estate information from across the country. A simple form prompts you to provide the address of your property, the number of bedrooms and baths, what type of home it is, and what you think it might be worth. The site then generates an approximate value based on the information you provide.
To find out what your home is worth, visit www.Free-Home-Values.com.
Copyright © 2008, ARAnet, Inc.
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