Putting a house on the market in or near La Salle County? Contact Stewart Appraisal and make sure you're setting the price 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 pays you in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market. At the end of the day, your house is only going to sell for the price another person is going to give you.


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

Appraisals are valuable tools for homeowners selling without an agent

An increasing amount of Illinois homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance 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. 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.

In addition to helping you set a sound asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very helpful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Alert you of problems and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
Help prevent the chances of hidden problems that cause sales to backslide

It can be surprising to people when they find out the value of their home is more than they originally believed. So taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an inflated impression of the value of their home, and an appraisal gave them the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly - rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while getting nothing done.

Pre-listing appraisals in Ottawa

Even if you have a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value before signing a listing agreement. And that's where Stewart Appraisal comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have a definitive writeup of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

We also are available for general consulting

You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We offer services designed especially for customers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

Here's what to expect when you order an appraisal through us...

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be delighted to offer suggestions - just tell us what your situation is.
Fast turnaround for appraisals: Normally in a week's time 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 that suit YOUR needs: We've done many of assignments, and we know that in the practice of real estate appraising, it's naive to think there's a typical or standard "boiler place" report. We offer a variety of report types and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to understand it.
Quick response to follow-up questions: Our reports are written in plain English, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries concerning your appraisal once you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!