Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from STEVEN GIANNINI & ASSOCIATES.

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 get a handle on local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for information regarding the specific services we offer for home sellers.

For Sale By Owner?

More and more 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 to do it right, quickly and for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it can be very hard 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.

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

  • Give you an advantage while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Call attention to any problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help prevent the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out the value of their home is a great deal more than they thought. So investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an inflated opinion when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it 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 rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Dupage County

You might have a very skillful agent but it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. STEVEN GIANNINI & ASSOCIATES can help. An appraisal can be invaluable in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a detailed breakdown for the unique features of your property 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.

STEVEN GIANNINI & ASSOCIATES also provide general consulting

Have you decided against a full appraisal but would like some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate decisions with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

After you order an appraisal report from us, expect the following....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your particular appraisal need. Just tell us your situation and we will make suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround time: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, 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 a lot of assignments, and we understand that when providing real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide a lot of different of report types, 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 quick follow-up from STEVEN GIANNINI & ASSOCIATES: Reports we write are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion dealing your appraisal, once you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!