Five Tips for Shorter Turn Times

The appraisal profession is constantly evolving. Often, it seems, appraisers are asked to present more information or have steps added to their data gathering. All to ensure the end user is presented with the best data available. In order to keep up with the continuously changing requirements, Anderson Appraisal, LLC is always researching 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 some tips you can do to hasten the process whenever you order an appraisal with Anderson Appraisal, LLC.

Are you ordering appraisals online?: With online ordering, 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! No longer do we have to manually enter information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether the order was received.
Make sure that the subject property data is accurate and complete.: Having just one number incorrect on the street address can really add unnecessary time to an appraisal assignment. And if you have a tax parcel number, plat map number, subdivision name or anything else that uniquely identifies the property, please pass it along. 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 differ from yours.
Be sure to tell us about the property's unique features.: It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter house. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how unique 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 characteristics 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. These are things we would find out on our own anyway, and knowing them sooner makes your report arrive without delay.
Set proper expectations with the occupants.: Confirming an appointment with the homeowner can be one of the most inefficient steps in the appraisal process. Many homeowners are clearly apprehensive with the idea an unknown persons wants to come in their home, look around, and make copious notes. Some think they have to make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection, with the belief that will increase the value. And will delay the inspection until they have cleaned.

Hearing it directly from you -- someone they are working with on their loan -- a little info about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't affect their home's value one little bit, and can decrease the time it takes to inspect a home. I encourage you to point your customers to this website, where we have several pages of useful information for homeowners as well as others regarding the appraisal process. They can even call us if they want to meet our staff and learn more about our services. Remind them it benefits them to set the appointment promptly!
Easily follow the status of your report on our website.: Phone and fax tag are a thing of the past with 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 track your report's status.