Putting a house on the market in or near Lee County? Contact Art Johnson Appraisal Service and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to fully grasp real estate market forces.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

Contact us for any questions regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Going to sell your home yourself?

An increasing amount of IL homeowners are making the decision 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 for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it's very difficult 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.

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

  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Decrease the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to backslide

It can be surprising to people to discover their home's value is more than they originally believed. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they thought they would get. Others have an an inflated assessment when they put a value on 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 gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Lee County

You might have a very experienced agent but it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Art Johnson Appraisal Service comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. You and agent will get a complete description of your property and its features and give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Serving Dixon with unsurpassed real estate consulting services

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but are looking for information about how real estate is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you require some help collecting local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

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

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. Just tell us your situation and give you suggestions.
  • Swift turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on lots of assignments, and we know that practice of real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We provide a lot of different of types of reports, 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 qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Art Johnson Appraisal Service: When we create reports, we make sure they are clearly written, simple to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries about your appraisal, once you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!