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Does anybody know if there is a free online service that will give me an aproximate market value for a home?
I need this for settlement.
Thanks.
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you can search on it. A lot will come up.
However, after you run that, you may want to consider hiring someone. My home appraisal (for refinancing) took 30 minutes and cost about $200. But, along with the appriasal I got some good advice about how to increase the value of my home.
For the record, the paid for home appraisal was pretty close to the freebie one I found.
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JE,
I don't know of an online serivice, but realtors will give cms's (comparitive market value) for free. If you are in florida, I would be glad to help.
D.
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Justin,
GG and WGTT gave good advice. Another resource is to look online at the property tax records for your neighbors, and also to see what nearby homes listed for sale have sold for in the last year. But I think getting an appraiser or real estate agent's services would be best; that way, it can't be said that anything was manipulated, and would seem the most equitable way to do it.
<small>[ April 11, 2004, 06:42 PM: Message edited by: avondale25 ]</small>
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The best thing to do is get 3 real estate agents to give you a value on your home. Going through the taxes is not that valid. For many people do not update their homes if they have lived in the homes a long time. All depends if the area you are in is a rapid exchange of owners or the ones who stay for a long time. Cause they are not going to update their home to have the taxes increased. So I would go for real estate agents. Get 3 out, and many will do it for free. And find out who are the ones that have been working their longest time. Cause the new ones, don't have a clue to what the real value of a home is. Ask around, and if you want, you could stop at a house that has a for sale sign, and see what they think of the agent that has their house for sale.
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