| There are many types of home appraisal that you | | | | home. |
| can get but only a few are free. This article will | | | | The second type of appraisal that you can get for |
| explore the various types of free home appraisals so | | | | free is one of the many free online appraisal services. |
| that you can decide which ones are worth using. | | | | These services ask for minimal information about |
| The first type of free appraisal service is your local | | | | your house and location and then within seconds will |
| real estate agent. Find an experienced real estate | | | | give you an estimate based on historical sales. The |
| agent who has time to create a comps list for you. | | | | good part is that the service is free but the bad part |
| Normally real estate agents will offer an estimate as | | | | is that there may not be enough past sales data to |
| to how much your home is worth in order to earn | | | | determine an accurate value. HomeGain and Zillow are |
| your business. Real estate agents have a large | | | | two of the leaders and offer fairly good home value |
| database to draw from to get comparable sales in | | | | estimates. When you use these services make sure |
| your area. This will help the agent create a fairly | | | | you try a couple of them. Take the calculated |
| good estimate. Keep in mind that some agents might | | | | estimate and average them together. Knowing your |
| inflate the price in hopes that they will get to list your | | | | home value is very important. |