Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Certified Residential Appraisal, Inc. will ensure you get it right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand the nuances of local real estate values.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market. Once you break it all down, at the end of the day, your house is only worth what another person is offering to give you.


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

Appraisals are valuable tools for homeowners selling without an agent

More and more Illinois 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, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, you need a skilled appraiser. You need 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 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 realistic asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very useful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
Alert you of problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
Help prevent the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people when they find out the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have originally netted. Others have an an exaggerated opinion of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly - rather than sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You may have a highly skillful agent, but it's in your best interest to have an analysis of value prior to signing a listing contract. Certified Residential Appraisal, Inc. can help. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a detailed breakdown of the unique features of your property which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Certified Residential Appraisal, Inc. provides general consulting

You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance gathering local property and sales data. We have services tailored for the needs of consumers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

If you're wondering what you'll be getting from us when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We tailor information to the needs of our clients. Just tell us your situation, and we will offer you suggestions.
Fast turnaround on appraisals: Normally one week or less from the date the request is received, we can 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 offer a lot of different types of reports and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to understand it.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt response from Certified Residential Appraisal, Inc.: Documents we deliver are written in plain English, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal after you've read through the report, we suggest that you simply email or call us!