Appraisal services for home sellers - Johnston Appraisals

Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Johnston Appraisals.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

For Sale By Owner?

More and more IL homeowners are choosing 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 to get the most you can, what you need is a skilled appraiser. You need objective opinions, it's very hard to take an objective look at 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 will getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very helpful negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Make you aware of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
Help prevent the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

It can be surprising to people when they find out that their home's value is more than they originally believed. So spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated impression of the value of their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of sitting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Waterloo

Even if you have with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Let Johnston Appraisals help. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

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

Don't need a full appraisal but are looking for information about how real estate is doing in your area? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need assistance gathering local property and sales data. We can provide assistance for your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

Here's what to expect when you place an order for an appraisal from ....

Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your particular appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on quite a few of assignments, and we understand that when providing real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "generic" report. We offer a variety of report types, and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to clients without so much of industry jargon in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from Johnston Appraisals: Reports we write are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, once you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!