Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Paradis Appraisal Services.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get out of it. Instead, an appraisal provides a professional opinion on your home's market value. Technically, something is only worth the price another person is offering to give you.

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

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

Quite a few Illinois homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is an objective opinion, it's very difficult to take an objective look at 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 asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Allow you to have the edge while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Make you aware of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Lower the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to go up in smoke
It can be surprising to people when they find out their home's value is quite a bit more than they thought. So taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they thought they would get. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment of their home's value, and by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly - instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while you're in Real Estate "limbo".

Pre-listing appraisals in Glen Ellyn

Even if you have a very skillful agent, it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value before signing a listing contract. And that's where Paradis Appraisal Services comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate summarizing of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Consulting services for Dupage County Sellers: Keep a local expert at your disposal

Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need some help gathering local property and sales data. We have services designed especially for consumers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

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

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients. Just explain your situation, and we will provide suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround for appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Consulting and appraisal report presentations to suit YOUR needs: We've preformed many of assignments, and we know that when it comes to real estate consulting and appraising, there isn't a typical or standard "cookie cutter" assignment. We provide a variety 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 real estate attorney to read it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast response from Paradis Appraisal Services: Reports we write are written in plain English, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries concerning your appraisal once you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!