Are the free consultations from parking operators really free?

There is no invoice, but they are sales conversations: the analysis is oriented toward the operator's own product, requires scheduling calls and sharing your data first, and you rarely receive an independent document you can circulate internally. They are useful once you already know you want that operator.

How accurate is a free instant online parking audit?

The Stellos model produces a sizing estimate, not a certified appraisal. It applies market tariffs, occupancy assumptions and a cap-rate model to your inputs, plus an AI market scan of the address, and returns the order of magnitude of value and the upside from active management in about 60 seconds, free. For a transaction you still commission a certified valuer; the online audit tells you first whether the numbers justify any further spend.

What Does a Parking Audit or Appraisal Cost?

Q: How much does a formal parking property appraisal cost?

A certified valuation report (in the DACH markets a formal Gutachten) for a commercial property such as a parking garage typically starts in the low four figures and rises with asset size and complexity, with CHF or EUR 2,000 to 8,000 and more being common ranges quoted by certified valuers. Expect two to six weeks from engagement to report. It is the standard when a bank, court, or transaction counterparty requires a certified document.

Q: What does a specialist parking consultant cost?

Specialist parking advisory firms price by scope. Single-asset revenue or operations studies commonly run to a five-figure fee, and portfolio due-diligence engagements go higher. Timelines run from several weeks to months. The deliverable is bespoke analysis, often including site visits, traffic studies and operator benchmarking.

There are four ways to find out what your parking garage or lot earns, what it is worth, and where the upside sits: commission a certified appraisal, hire a specialist parking consultant, take a parking operator's free consultation, or run a free instant online audit. They differ enormously in cost, speed and independence. Here is the honest comparison, including when the expensive options are genuinely the right call.

The four options compared

Option	Typical cost	Time	You get
Certified appraisal (formal valuation / Gutachten)	CHF/EUR 2,000–8,000+, scales with asset size	2–6 weeks	A certified document accepted by banks, courts and transaction counterparties
Specialist parking consultant	Commonly five figures per engagement	Weeks to months	Bespoke revenue/operations study, site visits, benchmarking
Operator "free consultation"	No invoice, but sales-led	Days to weeks of scheduling	A pitch oriented toward that operator's product; rarely an independent document
Stellos free online audit	Free	~60 seconds	NOI, ROI and asset-value sizing + AI market scan of your address + PDF report, no login

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When you genuinely need the paid options

A certified appraisal is not a rip-off; it is a different product. If a bank is financing the asset, a court needs a value, or a buyer and seller need a number both sides accept, only a certified valuer's report will do. Likewise, a specialist consultant earns their fee when you are restructuring operations across a portfolio or preparing an acquisition where six figures of annual revenue depend on the details.

The problem is sequencing. Commissioning a four-figure report or a five-figure study as your first step means paying before you know whether the asset is even worth a closer look.

When the free instant audit is the right first step

Screening: you own or manage parking spots and simply do not know what they could earn or be worth.
Sizing the upside before spending anything: the Stellos model shows how much net operating income active management typically adds, and what that is worth at market cap rates.
Preparing for the paid step: walking into an appraisal or consulting engagement already knowing your baseline numbers makes the paid work faster and better targeted.
Internal discussions: the PDF report gives asset managers something concrete to circulate before any budget is requested.

Free instant audit, honest scope

The Stellos audit is a sizing estimate built from market tariffs, occupancy assumptions, a cap-rate model and an AI market scan of your address. It is not a certified appraisal and does not pretend to be one. It answers, in about a minute and for free, the question every paid engagement starts with: is there enough here to justify going further?

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a formal parking property appraisal cost?

Certified valuations for commercial assets typically start in the low four figures and rise with size and complexity; CHF/EUR 2,000 to 8,000 and more are common ranges, with two to six weeks from engagement to report.

What does a specialist parking consultant cost?

Scope-priced. Single-asset studies commonly reach five figures; portfolio due-diligence engagements go higher, over weeks to months.

Are operator "free consultations" really free?

No invoice, but they are sales conversations oriented toward the operator's product, and you rarely receive an independent document. Useful once you already know you want that operator.

How accurate is a free instant online audit?

It is a sizing estimate, not a certified appraisal: market tariffs, occupancy assumptions and a cap-rate model applied to your inputs plus an AI scan of the address. For a transaction you still commission a certified valuer; the audit tells you first whether that spend is justified.