Appraisal services for home sellers - Zivka Ljutic

Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Zivka Ljutic.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is a must. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand their local real estate market.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

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

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 to get the most you can, what you need is a skilled appraiser. The best thing to have is objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to take an objective look at own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will tell 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:

Be a very valuable bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Alert you of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
Help prevent the possibility of hidden problems that cause sales to backslide

It can be surprising to people when they find out their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally expected. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment when they put a value on their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than sitting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Cook County

You might have a highly skillful agent but it's definitely a good idea to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. Zivka Ljutic can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a precise description of your home's characteristics and a detailed breakdown of the newest and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Serving Chicago with unmatched real estate consulting services

Not sure if you need a full appraisal but still need some information about the health of your area's real estate? If you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need some help analyzing local property and sales data. We can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

After 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 prompt response: We will provide you with information tailored for your individual appraisal need. Just tell us your situation and we will make suggestions.
Swift turnarounds for appraisals: Typically in a weeks time 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've learned that when providing real estateappraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We provide quite a few different of report types, and are experts at providing appraisals to clients sans the in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
Fast response to follow-up questions: Reports we write are clearly written, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries about your appraisal, after you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!