Five Hints for Faster Turn Times

Appraising is an always changing profession. On a regular basis, it seems, appraisers are asked to provide extra information or have steps added to their research. They do this extra work to ensure the end user receives the best data possible. To stay current with the constantly changing requirements, All State Appraisal Partners, Inc. is continuously researching additional tools and tweaking processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. At All State Appraisal Partners, Inc. we know that time is important to everybody, so here are some things you can do to lessen turn times whenever you order an appraisal from All State Appraisal Partners, Inc..

Are you ordering appraisals online?: When you order online, you receive automatic e-mail acknowledgements that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This is the single biggest time saver available to both of us! We don't have to manually enter information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether the order was received.
Complete and accurate subject property data is key.: 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 helpful information to include with your request. Even a list of recent sales in the area is welcome — though be advised that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
Be sure to let us know about the property's unique details.: Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how differing features 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 features of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's susceptible to flooding. These are things we will find out on our own anyway, and knowing them sooner will likely make your report arrive earlier.
Be sure the homeowner knows the the plan.: One of the most inefficient tasks of the appraisal process is setting an inspection date with the occupants of the home. It's understandable for a homeowner to be apprehensive with an unknown person looking in every corner of their home, taking photos, and making copious notes. Many commonly think they have to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by, with the idea that will increase the appraised value. So they choose to not schedule the appointment until they have cleaned.

Coming directly from you -- someone they've been working with on their loan -- some info about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't change their home's value one little bit, and likely decrease the appraisal inspection time. Our website has numerous pages of helpful information about the appraisal process for homeowners. I encourage you to share it with your customers. 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 as soon as possible!
Our website is a great resource for tracking 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 each important milestone in an assignment is completed, that information is available to you online. There's no easier or faster way to track your report's status.

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