Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Illinois Expert Appraisal 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 you in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to understand local real estate values.

You, as a homeowner, might be thinking about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market. Something is only worth what another person is offering to pay.


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Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of Illinois homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. You need an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

Be a very helpful negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Alert you of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
Help decrease the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to deteriorate

It can be surprising to people when they find out that the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they thought they would get. Others have an an overestimated assessment of the value of their home, and by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - rather than waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while your house waits for a buyer.

Pre-listing appraisals in Cook County

Even if you have a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value before signing a listing contract. And that's where Illinois Expert Appraisal comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a precise writeup of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the the latest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Consulting services for Cook County Sellers: Put a local expert at your disposal

You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want some help gathering local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report from Illinois Expert Appraisal, you can expect....

We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a prompt response: We will give you personalized information for your particular appraisal need. Just tell us your situation, and we will give you suggestions.
Swift turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
Consulting and appraisal report presentations to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We provide a variety of types of reports and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to clients minus the industry jargon and in an easy to read format with the general public in mind.
Fast to follow-up questions: Our reports are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal after you've read the report, we suggest that you simply email or call us!