Appraisal services for home sellers - Mark Ovington Appraisals, Inc.

Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Mark Ovington Appraisals, Inc. will ensure you get it right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to fully grasp their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home.

Going to sell your home yourself?

Quite a few IL homeowners are deciding 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, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, what you need is a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it's very difficult to take an objective look at own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you 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 to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very valuable negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Call attention to any problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
Help prevent the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to deteriorate

People are surprised to discover their home's value is much more than they thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they originally thought. Others have an an overestimated assessment of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of waiting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in McHenry County

Even if you have with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Let Mark Ovington Appraisals, Inc. help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise description of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

We also are available for general consulting

Have you decided against a full appraisal but still need some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you'd still like assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We can help solve your real estate decisions with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

If your curious what you can expect from when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our customers We'll be delighted to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
Fast turnarounds on appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, 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 done many of assignments, and we've learned that whether it's real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We offer quite a few different of types of reports, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Fast reply to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any questions dealing your appraisal, once you've read through the report, we suggest that you email or call us!