The automated home value you got online was calculated without anyone ever seeing your house.
That automated value, whether it came from a website or a quick cash offer, was generated without anyone setting foot inside your home. A real number is where any honest read on your equity begins, whether or not you ever sell.
I'm not here to talk you into selling. For most Phoenix-area homeowners right now, it's not the time.
By Zillow's own published figures, the Zestimate carries a median error rate of roughly 7 percent for homes not currently for sale. On a $400,000 home, that is nearly $30,000 in either direction.
An estimate cannot see the kitchen you remodeled, the lot you chose on purpose, or the work you have put in over the years. It assumes average condition and leans on public records that are often out of date. The version calculated while your home sits off the market is the least accurate one these tools produce. A quick cash offer works the same way, except the value is built to be a good deal for the buyer, not for you. The distance between an instant offer and what a prepared sale actually brings is often real money.
I’m not here to talk you into selling
That’s not what most agents will tell you, but you deserve the truth from the person you would trust with your largest asset.
I’d rather earn your trust now and be the person you call in a few years than push you into anything today. If you sell down the road and think of me, that is the whole return I am after. If you just wanted to know where you stand, that is a good enough reason for me to help.
Maybe you just want to know where you stand and what your home adds to your net worth. Maybe you’re starting to think about a move down the road. Or maybe something has changed and you need to sell sooner than you planned. Any of those is a good reason to know the truth, and once we have an accurate value, we can look at the equity it represents together.
A well-researched home value is worth having, whatever your reason
See what your home is really worth
When you want a real number, we start with a conversation. I pull the research, then ask you what a computer never can, your updates, the age of the big systems, the shape it is in today. That alone beats any automated guess. Want the most precise value? I will come see it, when you are ready and on your terms.