Appraisal services for home sellers - Joel A. Ortquist

Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Joel A. Ortquist.

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 the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to understand real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, an appraisal assesses your home's market value.

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

An increasing amount of MI homeowners are making the decision 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 to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it's very difficult 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 sensible selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Give you an advantage while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
Alert you of issues and get rid of any overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
Help decrease the odds of unknown problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people when they find out their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they originally expected. Others have an an inflated impression when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than 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.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Joel A. Ortquist comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. You and 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 recent comparable properties in the area.

Sometimes it's useful to have a general resource for local real estate knowledge

Don't need an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like some help analyzing local sales and property data. We offer services tailored especially for clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

After you order an appraisal report from , you can expect....

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
Quick turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed lots of assignments, and we understand that when it comes real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "cookie cutter" report. We offer a variety of report types, and are well seasoned at providing appraisals to clients sans the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a quick follow-up from Joel A. Ortquist: Reports we create are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, we suggest that you email or call us!