Appraisal services for home sellers - Signature Appraisals, Inc

Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Signature Appraisals, Inc.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to get a handle on local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

For Sale By Owner?

More and more IL homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult 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 can 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
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
Alert you of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
Lower the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to deteriorate

It can be surprising to people to discover their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated opinion of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable 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.

Pre-listing appraisals in Rockford

Even if you have with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Signature Appraisals, Inc comes in. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a detailed breakdown of your property and its features which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

We also provide general consulting

Don't need an entire appraisal but are looking for information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance gathering local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

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

We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We personalize information to the needs of our clients Just explain your situation and provide suggestions.
Quick turnarounds for 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 that suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and are well seasoned at providing appraisals to consumers without so much of industry jargon so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
Fast to follow-up questions: Reports we create are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion about your appraisal, once you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!