Know what you are getting. A free market evaluation is an agent's opinion of what your home will sell for now. A formal appraisal, prepared by a designated member of the Appraisal Institute of Canada, is a paid written report used for lending, estate and court purposes. For deciding whether to sell, the free evaluation is the right tool. For a legal dispute, it is not.
The visit itself should take under an hour. Have your property tax assessment, any recent renovation invoices, the age of the furnace, roof and windows, and condominium documents if you own a unit rather than a house. City Park holds a mix of older houses near Kinsmen Park and the river and a considerable number of condominium buildings, so the right comparables depend heavily on which of those you own.
Be sceptical of a number produced without anyone entering the property. Online estimates read public records and cannot see a developed basement, a rebuilt kitchen or work done without a permit, which is exactly the work that separates two City Park homes built the same year. Joel Dyck's evaluation is hand-reviewed on site and holds 72 five star Google reviews behind it.
Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.