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

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays you in the long run! Unless a homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to understand the nuances of local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home.

Contact us for information regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

More and more IA 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 for the best price, you need a expert appraiser. You need objective opinions, and we understand that it's 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.

Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very useful negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Decrease the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to backslide

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out that their home's value is much more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in an appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an inflated assessment of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

We also help agents price homes in Black Hawk County

You may have an extremely skilled agent but it's definitely a good idea to have of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Valuation Services, Inc. comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a detailed description of the unique features of your property and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Consulting services for Black Hawk County Sellers: Have a local expert at your disposal

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but are looking for information about how real estate is doing in your area? If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We can be a resource for your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

Here's what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal through ....

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a immediate response: We tailor information to the needs of our clients We'll be more then happy to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Usually in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed quite a few of assignments, and we've learned that when providing real estateappraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and are experienced at providing appraisals to consumers without so much of industry jargon 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 Valuation Services, Inc.: Our reports are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions about your appraisal, after you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!