Getting an appraisal from Kristy Niemerg before putting your Effingham County home on the market saves you time and money.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's practically impossible for them to understand real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

More and more IL homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get 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 inform you of what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very beneficial bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Make you aware of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help decrease the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people when they find out their home's value is much more than they thought. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated impression when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of gathering dust 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 comprehensive appraisal before listing

You may have a highly skillful agent but it's in your best interest to get of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Kristy Niemerg comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. You and agent will get a complete breakdown for the unique features of your property and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for IL Sellers: Put a local expert at your disposal

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want some help gathering local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate dilemmas with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report from us, you can expect....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We personalize information to the needs of our customers Just explain your situation and offer you suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround time: Typically 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 arrangements to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of report types, and are skillful at providing appraisals to consumers without a lot of industry jargon in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Kristy Niemerg: Reports we write are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, once you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!