Getting an appraisal from Denise Knutson Appraisals before putting your Albert Lea 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 pays in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to get a handle on real estate market forces.

This isn't a discussion of how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on the true market value of your home.

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

Selling on your own?

More and more MN homeowners are choosing 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, with minimal waiting and for the best price, what you need is a professional appraisal. You need objective opinions, it can be very hard to take an objective look at 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 asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Give you an advantage while negotiating when you find a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Make you aware of issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Prevent the chances of unknown problems that cause sales to fall through

It can be surprising to people when they find out that their home's value is a great deal more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an inflated impression of the value of their home, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of gathering dust on the market for months. An overpriced home will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You may have a very skillful agent but it's definitely a good idea to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Let Denise Knutson Appraisals help. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a complete description for your property and its features 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 Albert Lea Sellers: Have a local expert at your disposal

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but are looking for information about how real estate is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like an appraisal is not necessary but you need assistance gathering local property and sales data. We can help solve your real estate decisions with services especially designed for customers with your real estate needs.

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

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We will provide you with information tailored for your individual appraisal need. Just tell us your situation and provide suggestions.
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Typically 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 arrangements to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and have an abundance of experience 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.
  • Prompt to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries about your appraisal, once you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!