Selling your home in or near Cook County? Contact Real Valuation Services and make sure you're setting the price right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand the nuances of their local real estate market.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

Contact us for details regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

Quite a few IL 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 top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, it can be very difficult to take an objective look at own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

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

  • Be a very valuable negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Make you aware of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help decrease the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to flop

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is more than they originally believed. So spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they thought they would get. Others have an an overestimated assessment when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of waiting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Cook County

Even if you're working with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to get of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Real Valuation Services comes in. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive summarizing of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

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

Don't need an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need assistance analyzing local property and sales data. We can help solve your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

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

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Usually in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on a lot of assignments, and we understand that in the business of real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "cookie cutter" assignment. We offer many different of report types, and are skillful at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Real Valuation Services: Reports we write are clearly written, easy to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!