Have confidence in your listing price with an appraisal from Heartland Appraisal Services.

Avoid having your home on the market too long or selling yourself short by getting an appraisal to demonstrate the right listing price. If you're working with a real estate agent to list your home, more than likely, you can expect them to give you a comparative market analysis (or CMA) that includes competing sale homes in your area. It's a good starting point when deciding your home's listing price. This step is really important if you're going to maximize your profit and minimize your house's time on the market.

In our opinion, however, you might also wish to consider a pre-listing appraisal from someone who's sole occupation is to analyze real estate - PRIOR to listing your property - even if you're working with an experienced real estate agent.

That's where we come in! We can do a pre-listing appraisal so you and your real estate agent both have an accurate description of your house's features and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales or "comps".

In today's changing market, appointing a licensed appraiser is the number one way to get a precise listing price for your home. Contact us today.

Heartland Appraisal Services can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will entice potential buyers, and we can also:
  • Help provide expert advice when negotiating once you have found a an interested buyer
  • Provide written proof of your house's shape inside and out to impress buyers
  • Make yourself aware of problems and eliminate repair hassles at the eleventh hour
  • Reduce chances of unknown quandaries that can cause your sale to fall through
  • Eliminate the wait for the buyer's appraisal to have confidence the sale will go through
So many people are blown away when they find out that the market value of their home is much more than they had planned, so investing in a professional appraisal actually allowed these sellers to receive several thousand more dollars than they thought they would when their home was sold. An appraisal helps those who have an over-inflated opinion of their home's amount of value to realistically price their home in order for it to sell. An overpriced house won't attract interested buyers, which means no offers and no closing and that you have wasted valuable time, money, and efforts. Each month that your home is still sitting on the market is another month you have to pay the mortgage.

Improvements to add value to your home

Heartland Appraisal Services can help you answer the many important questions to ask yourself prior to listing your property. Should we paint the outside of the house before we sell it... Should I finish my closet remodel... Practically any project will influence value in some way. But each thing affects value differently. While a kitchen remodel may improve your home's appeal, it may not add nearly enough to the value to justify the expenses.

Need help making some of these important decisions? We're here for you. Unlike an agent, an appraiser has no vested interest in what amount the house sells for. Our fees are not a percentage of the sales price -- our fees are based on efforts to complete your report. So a professional appraisal from Heartland Appraisal Services helps homeowners make the sharpest decisions on investments to add value and deciding on a profit-maximizing sales price.