Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Fuhrmeister Appraisal .

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of an appraisal as purely an expense; it's worth every penny in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to get a handle on their local real estate market.

You could be thinking about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want to sell it for. You see, an appraisal assesses the true market value of your home. Once you break it all down, at the end of the day, your house is only worth what another person is going to pay.

Contact us for any questions regarding the specific services we offer for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

Quite a few Iowa homeowners are making the decision to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, you need a professional appraisal. The best thing to have is an objective opinion, 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 tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only can getting a professional appraisal help you set a sound asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:
  • Be a very valuable bargaining tool when you find a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Call attention to any issues and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help lower the odds of unidentified problems that cause sales to deteriorate
People are surprised when they find out their home's value is quite a bit more than they thought. So investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for several thousand more than they originally thought. Others have an an inflated opinion of the value of their home, and by getting an appraisal it helped them to to set a more reasonable price for their home - allowing them to quickly sell it - rather than sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home causes buyers to back off, which means no offers and no closing, wasting your valuable time and draining your resources while your house waits for a buyer.

We also help agents price homes in Johnson County

Even if you have a very skilled agent, it's in your best interest to get an objective third-party's opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Fuhrmeister Appraisal can help. We can furnish you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have a definitive summarizing of your home's characteristics and a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales which we typically refer to as "comps" in the appraisal industry.

Serving Iowa with the very best real estate consulting services

If you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require assistance analyzing local sales and property data, we can be a resource for your real estate decisions with services especially tailored for consumers with your real estate needs.

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

  • Immediate response to your initial inquiry: We tailor information to the needs of our clients. Just let us know your situation, and we will offer you suggestions.
  • Quick turnaround time: Normally one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report ready to download.
  • Consulting and appraisal report presentations to suit YOUR needs: When it comes to appraisal and consulting, one size does NOT fit all. We provide a variety of report types and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to clients without a lot of the industry jargon so that you don't have to be real estate attorney to understand it.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a fast response from Fuhrmeister Appraisal : Reports we create are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that governs the appraisal practice. Should you have any inquiries concerning your appraisal after you've read through the report, we encourage you to email or call us!