That in-person process is the practical reason it matters. A seller who has lived in and improved a home over 20 or more years has upgrades no public record shows, and pricing off the wrong starting number costs time in corrections later, time a seller on a short timeline does not have.
Joel also handles the parts of a sale that go beyond price, coordinating with the lawyer through Information Services Corporation at possession and keeping the timeline realistic rather than optimistic from the first conversation.
For a seller who needs this handled once and handled right, that combination is the point. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.