Selling your home in or near Cook County? Contact Alpha W Appraisal Services and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on putting your house on the market soon, an appraisal is a must. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth every penny in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand real estate market forces.

It's tempting to want to base your home's value on how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want for it. Rather, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market. Something is only going to sell for what another person is going to give you.


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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

Quite a few Illinois homeowners are deciding 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, quickly and for the best price, what you need is a qualified appraiser. You need an objective opinion, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard 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.

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

Be a very beneficial negotiating tool when you find a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
Call attention to any issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
Lower the possibility of unrevealed problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

People are surprised when they find out that their home's value is more than they originally believed. So taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they thought they would get. Others have an an inflated opinion when they put a value on their home, and by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price for their home in order for it to sell quickly - instead of waiting on the market for months. Asking too much for a home causes buyers to back off, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while getting nothing done.

Pre-listing appraisals in Cook County

You may have a very skillful agent, but it's in your best interest to get an unbiased second opinion of your home's value before finalizing a listing contract. Alpha W Appraisal Services can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a definitive writeup 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.

We also provide general consulting

Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We offer services designed especially for customers like you to help with your real estate decisions.

After you order an appraisal report through Alpha W Appraisal Services, expect the following....

We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will provide you with personalized information for your particular appraisal need. We'll be more then happy to give you suggestions - just let us know what your situation is.
Quick turnaround time: Usually one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
Appraisal and consulting report presentations that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed lots of assignments, and we understand that in the practice of real estate consulting and appraising, it's naive to think there's a typical or standard "boiler place" assignment. We offer a lot of different report types and have know how at providing appraisals to clients sans the industry jargon and in an easy to read format with the general public in mind.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast response from Alpha W Appraisal Services: Reports we create are written in plain English, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. If you have any questions about your appraisal after you've read the report, we suggest that you simply email or call us!