Appraisal services for home sellers - MLP Appraisal Group, Inc.

Getting an appraisal from MLP Appraisal Group, Inc. before putting your Chicago home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to understand local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

Going to sell your home yourself?

Quite a few IL homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and to get the most you can, what you need is a qualified appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult hard to be objective about 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 realistic asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Give you an advantage while bargaining while speaking with a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Call attention to any problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
Help lower the chances of hidden problems that cause sales to fall through

People are surprised when they find out the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So spending a little on a professional appraisal allowed them to get thousands more than they thought they would get. Others have an an overestimated opinion of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts 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 Cook County

You might have an extremely experienced agent but it's in your best interest to have of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Let MLP Appraisal Group, Inc. 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 analysis of the newest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Serving Cook County with the finest real estate consulting services

Don't need a full appraisal but are looking for information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you need assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We can help solve your real estate decisions with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

If your wondering what you'll be getting from us when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with information tailored for your individual appraisal need. Just tell us your situation and provide suggestions.
Quick turnarounds for appraisals: Normally one week or less from the date the request is received, you'll have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We offer a variety of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast follow-up from MLP Appraisal Group, Inc.: Reports we write are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions dealing your appraisal, after you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!