Appraisal services for home sellers - Rock River Appraisal, Inc.

Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Rock River Appraisal, 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 the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to fully grasp their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want for it. Rather, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

An increasing amount of 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 to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, and we understand that it can be 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 can 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 while speaking with a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Alert you of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
Help prevent the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

People are surprised to discover their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Others have an an exaggerated opinion of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Rockford

You might have an extremely skillful agent but it's definitely a good idea to have of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Rock River Appraisal, Inc. comes in. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a complete description for 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 recent comparable properties in the area.

Sometimes it's useful to have a general resource for local real estate knowledge

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but would like some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require some help collecting local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate concerns with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

This is a little bit of what to expect when you order an appraisal from us....

Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to offer suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
Fast turnaround time: Normally in a weeks time 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 to suit YOUR needs: We've done a large amount of assignments, and we know that whether it's real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" report. We offer a variety of report types, and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to consumers minus the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Rock River Appraisal, Inc.: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates 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!