this is a question that I ve always wanted to ask for years but hadn't had the chance to but.
valuations cost $500+ and sometimes they can take a while to get organised,
so if you are in a hurry or there is not much time or there is a lot of interest in a property or by the time its done, the property might be gone!
I have been told that if you are really serious about a property, you should do all your research, pest reports etc, and then get a valuation in the final step
However, when Im doing all my research, in the back of my mind I must admit Im a bit worried about missing a big point that will affect the valuation.
so my question is unless you are a valuer or are married to one, or have a good friend who is one, is there a way without paying $500 EACH time and possibly waiting 2 weeks, to get a valuation, it doesn't have to be a full one,
I was thinking, is there a way that you can show the advertisment to someone, floor plans, area size, and then give a list of all and surrounding sales for the past month or similar for them to have a quick 5 min glance and come back to you and say, well this one is advertised for $495k, they are dreamining, judging by past sales, the average for this type of property has been around $460k, however this one has a larger BLAH BLAH and a better BLAH BLAH, however its got a worse BLAH BLAH, so maybe add $10k, $10k, subtract $10k, market value should be around $480k, give or take $10k each way so $470-$490K......
or am I dreaming>?
