Putting a house on the market in or near Saint Clair County? Contact Find Gold Realty 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 in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand the nuances of real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

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

Selling on your own?

An increasing amount of IL homeowners are choosing 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 the best price, you need a expert appraiser. You need objective opinions, it can be very hard to be objective about your 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 will getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while negotiating when you find 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 last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help decrease the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to fall through

It can be surprising to people to discover their home's value is quite a bit more than they thought. So spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated opinion of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of sitting 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.

We also help agents price homes in Saint Clair County

You might have a highly skillful agent but it's definitely a good idea to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. Find Gold Realty can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise summarizing of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require assistance gathering local property and sales data. We offer services designed especially for clients like you to help with your real estate decisions.

When you order an appraisal report through us, expect the following....

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our customers Just let us know your situation and give you suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround time: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a lot of different of report types, and are experts at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum 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 Find Gold Realty: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions regarding your appraisal, once you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!