Selling your home in or near Linn County? Contact Downes and Associates Inc and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

This isn't a discussion of the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Instead, the appraisal measures how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for information regarding our specialized services for home sellers.

Going to sell your home yourself?

More and more IA homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is objective opinions, we're human too, we understand its difficult difficult to be objective about your 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 sensible selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while bargaining once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Alert you of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help prevent the chances of hidden problems that cause sales to go up in smoke

Folks are sometimes surprised when they find out the value of their home is higher than they originally thought. So by taking the first step and spending a little on an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. Others have an an inflated assessment of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than waiting on the market for months. Selling too high rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

We also help agents price homes in Linn County

You may have an extremely skillful agent but it's in your best interest to get of value prior to signing a listing agreement. And that's where Downes and Associates Inc comes in. An appraisal can be extremely helpful in a scenario like this. You and agent will get a comprehensive description for your property and its features which will give you insight into the health of the local real estate market with a detailed analysis of the latest comparable properties in the area.

Serving IA with the greatest real estate consulting services

Not sure if you need a full 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 still want some help analyzing local sales and property data. We have services tailored for the needs of clients like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

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

  • We pride ourselves on making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a prompt response: We tailor information to the needs of our clients Just explain your situation and give you suggestions.
  • Fast turnaround time: Usually in a weeks time or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: We've preformed a lot of assignments, and we understand that when providing real estateconsulting and appraising it's naive to think there's a typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide many different of types of reports, and are well seasoned 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.
  • Quick reply to follow-up questions: Our reports are clearly written, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries regarding your appraisal, after you've read the report, we encourage you to email or call us!