Appraisal services for home sellers - Jon Jetmund

Getting an appraisal from Jon Jetmund before putting your Ankeny home on the market saves you time and money.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is absolutely necessary. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and 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 difficult for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not 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.

For Sale By Owner?

More and more IA 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 for top dollar, what you need is a expert appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it can be very 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 can getting a professional appraisal help you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

Be a very helpful negotiating tool while speaking with a potential buyer
Impress buyers with written proof of the condition of your home inside and out
Alert you of issues and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
Lower the possibility of hidden problems that cause sales to deteriorate

It can be surprising to people when they find out the value of their home is a great deal more than they thought. So spending a little on a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they could have gotten originally. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated assessment of their home's value, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it instead of sitting on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

Even if you have with a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Jon Jetmund comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a complete breakdown of the unique features of your property which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

Jon Jetmund also provide general consulting

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but would like some information about the health of your area's real estate? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want some help analyzing local property and sales data. We offer services tailored especially for clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

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

Fast response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our clients We'll be thrilled to provide suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
Fast turnarounds on appraisals: Normally in a weeks time 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 that suit YOUR needs: We've done a large amount of assignments, and we understand that when providing real estateappraising there isn't a typical or standard, "boiler place" report. We offer a lot of different of types of reports, and are familiar 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 quick follow-up from Jon Jetmund: When we write reports, we make sure they are clearly written, understandable, and meet or exceed the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion regarding your appraisal, after you've read through the report, just give us a call or email us!