Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from Boivin Appraisals, Inc. will ensure you get it right.

If you're planning on putting your house on the market soon, a professional appraisal is a must. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

We are not talking about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market. Something is only worth what another person is going to pay.


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For Sale By Owner?

Quite a few Illinois homeowners are making the decision 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, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is an objective opinion, it can be 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 can getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Allow you to have the edge while negotiating while speaking with a potential buyer
Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
Call attention to any issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
Help lower the chances of unidentified problems that cause sales to flop

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So taking the first step and investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they could have originally netted. Others have an an exaggerated impression when they put a value on their home, and by getting an appraisal it gave them the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly - rather than sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You might have an extremely experienced agent, but it's definitely a good idea to have an analysis of your home's value before signing a listing contract. And that's where Boivin Appraisals, Inc. comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate description of your home's features and a detailed breakdown of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Consulting services for Lombard Sellers: Have a local expert at your disposal

If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want some help collecting local property and sales data, we offer services designed especially for clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

This is a little bit of what to expect when you order an appraisal through Boivin Appraisals, Inc....

Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will give you personalized information for your individual appraisal need. Just explain your situation, and we will make suggestions.
Fast turnaround on appraisals: Normally in a week's time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
Consulting and appraisal report presentations that suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We provide many different types of reports and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers minus the industry jargon and in an easy to read format with consumers in mind.
Quick to follow-up questions: When we create reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any confusion concerning your appraisal after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!