Five Hints for Faster Turn Times

1. Are you ordering appraisals online? When you order online, you automatically receive e-mail confirmations that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip single-handedly will save the most time! No longer do we have to re-key information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether we got the order.
   
   
2. Complete and accurate subject property data is key. Having just one number incorrect on the street address can really unnecessarily slow down an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name are great data to pass along with your assignment. We even welcome lists of recent sales in the area — though be advised that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
   
   

	You're always free to contact us if you have any questions about your property or a job we're working on for you.



3. Be sure to let us know about the unique details of this property. Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. What takes time is analyzing how details unique to a property contribute to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. At the time you order your report, be sure to let us know if there are unique details of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's susceptible to flooding. While these are things that we'll find out on our own, knowing them sooner makes your report arrive quicker.
   
   
4. Did you make the homeowner of the home aware of what to expect? Confirming an inspection time and date with the homeowner can be one of the most tedious tasks in the appraisal process. Many current homeowners are clearly apprehensive with the notion that an unknown persons wants to come in their home, look around, and take abundant notes. Under the impression that it will increase the value, some homeowners feel they have to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by . So they delay the inspection until the house is cleaned.
   
   Hearing from you -- a trusted party with whom they already have a business relationship -- a little knowledge about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't make a significant difference in their home's value, will help move the process along for everyone. Please feel free to point your customers to our website, where we have lots of pages of helpful information for homeowners as well as others about the appraisal process. They can even call us if they want to meet our staff and learn more about our services. And tell them it's in their interest to set the appointment promptly!
   
   
5. Use our website to verify your report's status. Why are you still playing phone and fax tag when our website offers up-to-the-minute status updates available online, anytime, 24/7? As we complete each important milestone in an assignment, that information can be viewed instantly online. It's never been easier and faster to keep track of your report's status.