Putting a house on the market in or near Champaign County? Contact Appraisals By Trautman 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 you in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

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

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

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 to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, you need a qualified appraiser. The best thing to have is objective opinions, it can be 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.

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

  • Give you an advantage while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Make you aware of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help prevent the odds of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they thought they would get. Others have an an exaggerated assessment when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal 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. Selling too high will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you have with a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Appraisals By Trautman comes in. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a detailed description for your property and its features and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of recent comparable properties in the area.

Serving IL with the greatest real estate consulting services

Not sure if you need an entire appraisal but still need some information about the real estate market in your area? You might feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We can help solve your real estate dilemmas with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

If your wondering what you'll be getting from when you order an appraisal just take a look....

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will give you information tailored for your individual appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Fast turnarounds for appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on quite a few of assignments, and we've learned that in the art of real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We offer quite a few different of types of reports, and have an abundance of experience 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 fast follow-up from Appraisals By Trautman: Our reports are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries about your appraisal, once you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!