Type "what is my house worth" into a search bar and you get an instant estimate from a website that has never seen your house, your street, or your lot. It is a starting point, and it is often wrong by more than the cost of a kitchen.
Why the online number misses
Automated estimates work from tax records and recent sales. They do not know that your lot is wider than the neighbors', that the house next door just sold to a builder, or that your town changed a zoning rule last year. They also cannot tell the difference between a house a family will buy and a house a builder will buy, and in northern New Jersey that difference can be six figures.
How we value a home
We look at three things. First, what similar homes are actually selling for in your town right now, not last year. Second, what the property would be worth to a builder as-is, based on the lot and the street. Third, what modest preparation would change about the listing number. Then we show you both numbers, side by side.
What you do with two numbers
Some homeowners take the builder offer because it is simple: no repairs, no showings, and a closing date around their move. Others list, because their house shows well and the market number is higher. Either way, you decide with real information instead of a website's guess.
It is free, it takes about 30 seconds to request, and nothing is shared with any builder unless you say so.