Appraisal services for home sellers - J & L Associates

Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from J & L Associates.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is a must. 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 an appraiser, it's hard for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

Going to sell your home yourself?

Quite a few IN 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, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, what you need is a expert appraiser. You need objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to be objective about 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 can getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Allow you to have the edge while bargaining while speaking with a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Make you aware of problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
Help decrease the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to deteriorate

People are surprised when they find out the value of their home is a great deal more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated assessment of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of sitting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a professional value opinion before listing

You may have an extremely talented agent but it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. J & L Associates can help. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a complete description of your property and its features and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

A resource for for local real estate knowledge

Don't need an entire appraisal but still need some information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you still want assistance collecting local sales and property data. We offer services designed especially for consumers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

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

We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We tailor information to the needs of our customers We'll be delighted to offer suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
Swift turnarounds on appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on many of assignments, and we understand that when it comes real estateappraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide quite a few different of report types, and have a lot 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 J & L Associates: Reports we create are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!