Some Hints for Shorter Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. Regularly, it seems, appraisers are asked to present more information or have steps added to their process. They do this additional work to ensure the end user receives the best information to be had. In order to stay current with the continuously changing requirements, Anderson Appraisal, LLC is always testing additional tools and improving processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. Since Anderson Appraisal, LLC knows that time is important to everyone, here are a couple of tips you can do to accelerate the process on any appraisals ordered from Anderson Appraisal, LLC.

Always order your appraisals on the Internet.
When you order online, you automatically get e-mail notifications that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. Ordering online is the single biggest time saver available to both of us! We don't have to retype information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether the order was received.
Complete and accurate subject property data is essential.
There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to add unnecessary time to an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name is great information to pass long with your request. We even welcome lists of recent sales from the area — though be advised that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may be different from yours.

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Let us know up front of the property's unique details.
It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter home. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how unique elements contribute to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. Let us know up front when you order your report if there are unique features of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's predisposed to flooding. While these are things that we will find out on our own, knowing them as soon as possible makes your report arrive earlier.
Did you make the homeowner of the home aware of what to expect?
Setting an inspection time and date with the homeowner can be one of the most time consuming steps in the appraisal process. Some homeowners are understandably apprehensive with the notion an unknown persons wants to come in their house, look around, and take numerous notes. Under the belief that it will increase the value, a few homeowners believe they should make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by. So they choose to not schedule the appraisal inspection until the house is cleaned.

Hearing from you -- someone they have been working with on their loan -- a little information about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't change their home's value one little bit, and can go a long way toward trimming the time it takes to inspect a home. I encourage you to point your customers to our website, where we have several pages of helpful information for homeowners and others regarding the appraisal process. They can even call us if they want to become familiar with our staff and services. Remind them it benefits them to set the appointment promptly!
Our website is a great resource for verifying the status of your report.
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 to keep track of the status of your report.