Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from J.S. Appraisals, Inc. will ensure you get it right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

You're probably, as a homeowner, focused on how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. At the end of the day, your house is only worth the price another person is going to give you.


	Contact us for any questions regarding the specific services for home sellers we offer.

Appraisals are valuable tools for people selling without an agent

More and more Illinois homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and for the best price, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to take an objective look at your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will inform you of what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very valuable negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
Call attention to any problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
Prevent the chances of hidden problems that cause sales to flop

People are surprised to discover the value of their home is quite a bit more than they thought. So taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they expected they would get. Others have an an overestimated opinion when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price for their home in order for it to sell quickly - instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You may have a very talented agent, but it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. J.S. Appraisals, Inc. can help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Consulting services for Illinois Sellers: Keep a local expert at your disposal

Not sure if you need a formal appraisal but still need some information about how Dupage real estate is doing in your area? We offer services designed for the needs of clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

This is a little bit of what you can expect when you order an appraisal from us...

We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. Just explain your situation, and we will offer you suggestions.
Swift turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
Consulting and appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We offer a lot of different types of reports and are skillful at providing appraisals to consumers sans the industry jargon so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to read it.
Prompt to follow-up questions: Documents we deliver are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries concerning your appraisal once you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!