is there a reliable way to find out your home's value without getting an appraisal? im not looking for an exact number but a ballpark estimate would suffice by JDanie_124_848 from Kingwood, Texas. Sep 4th 2012
You can try Zillow or Chase Home Value Estimator but those sites use the public record as the source of sold comps etc to establish the value and in the Great state of Texas, real estate transaction records are not made public. Ask your realtor to work up a market analysis for you and that should give you a pretty good idea of where you are.
You can try Trulia.com, Zillow.com, your local county assessor's office, and you can also contact a local real estate agent... Most agents will run a valuation for you, no charge... I'm a Broker here in Scottsdale AZ and I only lend in Arizona. If you or someone you know is looking for financing options, feel free to contact me or pass along my information. 480-287-5714 WilliamAcres.com
In the Harris and Montgomery county areas you can take your tax assessed value and add 10-15k generally.
I have the capability to give you at least a rough estimate if you give me your address.
Depending on which county you live in...http://www.mcad-tx.org/ (Montgomery County)www.fbcad.org/ (Fort Bend County)They are not exact, but will give you a rough estimate of property value.
Typically its tough to get a good value estimate with out contacting a professional in your market. If you have a local realtor that you work with I would contact them and ask for them to run a compariables search for you. Most even and pin that number into a pretty small range and give you a idea of what your home would sell for, which will be the closest to your appraised value.
Personally, I like Redfin. However, you will have your work cut out for you. Do the search first on the website and make certain you filter it to ONLY sales within the recent 3 months, similar model, square footage, condition, all within your neighborhood. Do not look at homes that are listed, as they aren't comps until they actually close. Most of all, be realistic and estimate low.
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