5 Steps to Faster Turn Times

1. Order your appraisals on the Internet. When you order online, you automatically receive e-mail confirmations that the assignment was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip single-handedly will save the most time! We don't have to retype information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether the order was received.
   
   
2. Confirm that the subject property information is accurate and complete. There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to unnecessarily slow down an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name is great information to include with the request. Even a list of recent sales from the area is welcome — though be advised that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
   
   

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3. Be sure to tell us about the property's unique features. Cookie-cutter homes are relatively easy to appraise. What takes time is analyzing how differing details add to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. Let us know up front when ordering your report if there are unique features of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's prone to flooding. While these are things that we'd find out on our own, knowing them as soon as possible makes your report arrive quicker.
   
   
4. Be sure the occupants know the plan One of the most inefficient steps of the appraisal process is setting an inspection date with the homeowner. Some homeowners are understandably uncomfortable with the idea an unknown persons wants to come in their house, look around, and take lots of notes. Under the belief that it will increase the appraised value, a few homeowners think they ought to make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection. And will reschedule the appointment until the house is cleaned.
   
   Hearing from you -- the person they've been working with on their loan -- some information about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't make it more likely their sale will close, and likely shorten the time it takes to inspect a home. Our website has several pages of useful information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your clients. Have them call us if they want to meet the staff and learn more about our services. Remind them it benefits them to set the appointment quickly!
   
   
5. Why not use our website as a resource to keep tabs on your report's status? Phone and fax tag are a thing of the past with up-to-the-minute status updates available online, anytime, 24/7. As each important milestone in an assignment is completed, that information can be viewed instantly online. It's never been faster to track the status of your report.