help in selling my home?

I know it is a real bummer what we are going through with the values of home but I would have to advise you to go ahead and tell the buyer what the appraisal cwame out to. You can do that in a way to open up the conversation to "what a great deal you are getting."

They are going to find out some time or another and it always better to tell the truth.

Explain that an appraisal is a private document and you would rather not release the results. Keep in mind that an appraisal is "an opinion of value" based on the market data of similar properties by one individual appraiser. If the interested party makes an offer which you accept, and if they chose to use a lender, another appraisal will be done and it could be different. So you have to choose whether to tell them or not.

Finding the value of a home is very easy today because of the internet. One very popular website is zillow.com.

If the person buying your home is getting a mortgage the deal could fall apart because the lender is going to do an appraisal. Appraisal are coming in very conservative today. I know everyone wants the highest value but if you want to get more money for your home I would recommend staying where you are until values come back.

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If they end up buying your house, they will need to have an appraisal done as part of their mortgage. If the appraisal comes in lower than the agreed upon selling price, they will not be able to get the financing. If you know that the current appraisal is less than your asking price, you should adjust it accordingly.

They will have to have it appraised in order to get their loan complete if they decide to buy it anyway. You can tell them, but tell them that it is an older appraisal - appraisals aren't "good" for very long. It's not your job to tell them this.