Getting an appraisal from Keim Appraisals before putting your Waterloo home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home. At the end of the day, your house is only going to sell for the price another person is going to pay.

Contact us for details regarding the specific services for home sellers we offer.

Selling yourself instead of using a real estate agent and need help with pricing?

An increasing amount of Illinois homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is an objective opinion, it can be very 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.

In addition to helping you set a sound asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Give you an advantage while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Call attention to any problems and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help lower the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop
Folks are sometimes surprised to discover their home's value is higher than they first thought. So investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they originally expected. Alternatively, some people have an inflated opinion of their home's value, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly - instead of waiting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home causes buyers to back off, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Monroe County

Even if you have the most experienced agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value before signing a listing agreement. Keim Appraisals can help. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. You and your agent will get a detailed description of your property and its features which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.