Listing at the right price is crucial and a professional appraisal from McMahon, Baldwin & Associates will ensure you get it right.

Selling your home? You would be wise to invest in an appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's difficult for them to understand their local real estate market.

You're probably thinking about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or the amount you need to get out of it. You see, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home. Once you break it all down, at the end of the day, your house is only going to sell for what another person is offering to give you.

Contact us for information regarding the specific services we offer for home sellers.

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

Quite a few Illinois homeowners are making the decision 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 to get the most you can, what you need is a expert appraiser. It can be very difficult to get 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 tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a sound selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very useful negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the condition of your home's interior and exterior
  • Make you aware of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help decrease the odds of unrevealed problems that cause sales to backslide
People are surprised when they find out that their home's value is higher than they first thought. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to receive several thousand more than they originally expected. Alternatively, some people have an inflated impression of the value of their home, and an appraisal helped them to to realistically price their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - rather than gathering dust on the market for months. Asking too much for a home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while getting nothing done.

Pre-listing appraisals in Lombard

Even if you're working with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to have an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. McMahon, Baldwin & Associates can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal that will let you and your agent have an accurate summarizing of your home's characteristics 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 Illinois Sellers: Put a local expert at your disposal

Don't need a full appraisal but still need some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? We can help solve your real estate decisions with services especially tailored for clients with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report from us, expect the following....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be delighted to offer suggestions - just let us know what your situation is.
  • Fast turnaround on appraisals: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, you'll have a PDF ready for you to download from our site or in your e-mail.
  • Appraisal and consulting report formats that suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We provide many different report types and have know how at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum and in an easy to digest format with the general public in mind.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt response from McMahon, Baldwin & Associates: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are clearly written, easy to understand, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries about your appraisal once you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!