Putting a house on the market in or near Black Hawk County? Contact Mike Lockey & Associates and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, a professional appraisal is a must. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like an appraiser, it's hard for them to fully grasp local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or the amount you need to get for it. Rather, a appraisal provides a professional opinion on how much your home will bring on the open market.

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

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

More and more IA homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But if you're going to do it right, with minimal waiting and for top dollar, what you need is a skilled 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.

In addition to helping you set a astute selling price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while negotiating when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Make you aware of problems and eliminate last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Prevent the odds of unknown problems that cause sales to backslide

Folks are sometimes surprised to discover their home's value is higher than they first thought. So investing in a professional appraisal allowed them to receive thousands more than they expected they would get. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated impression when they put a value on their home, and an appraisal helped them to to set a more reasonable price their home in order for it to sell quickly instead of gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract 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 Black Hawk County

You may have an extremely skilled agent but it's definitely a good idea to get an objective third-party's opinion of your home's value to signing a listing agreement. Mike Lockey & Associates can help. An appraisal can be indispensable in a scenario like this. It will give both you and your agent a detailed description of 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 Black Hawk County with the greatest real estate consulting services

Have you decided against a full appraisal but would like some information about the real estate market in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance gathering local sales and property data. We can help solve your real estate quandaries with services especially designed for clients with your real estate needs.

When you order an appraisal report from us, expect the following....

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a response ASAP: We personalize information to the needs of our customers We'll be more then happy to give you suggestions, just let us know 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 PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements that suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide many different of types of reports, and are skilled 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: Reports we create are clearly written, understandable, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries dealing your appraisal, after you've read through the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!