Five Hints for Faster Turn Times

The appraisal profession is always evolving. On a regular basis, it seems, appraisers are asked to supply extra information or have steps added to their appraisal process. All to guarantee the end user is presented with the best information available. In order to keep up with the always changing requirements, Anderson Appraisal, LLC is continuously acquiring additional tools and improving processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for faster. At Anderson Appraisal, LLC we know that time is important to everybody, so we've listed a few things you can do to speed up the process whenever you order an appraisal from Anderson Appraisal, LLC.

Are you ordering appraisals online?: By ordering online, you automatically receive e-mail notifications that the request 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 re-key information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether we got the request.
Make sure that the subject property information is accurate and complete.: Being just one number off on the street address can really unnecessarily delay an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name is helpful information to pass long with your request. Even a list of recent sales in the area is welcome — remember, however, that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours might differ from yours.
Tell us up front of the property's unique details.: It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter house. What takes time is analyzing how features 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 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. While these are things that we'd find out on our own, knowing them sooner makes your report arrive faster.
Let the homeowner know what to expect.: Confirming an appointment with the homeowner can be one of the most inefficient tasks in the appraisal process. It's understandable for a homeowner to be apprehensive with a stranger looking in every corner of their home, taking photos, and making copious notes. Not uncommonly they think they ought to make the place spotless before the inspection, having the thought that will make the house appraise higher. So they delay the inspection until they can get around to cleaning.

Hearing it directly from you -- a person they've been working with on their loan -- a little information about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't affect their home's value one little bit, and likely shorten the appraisal inspection time. I encourage you to point your customers to this website, where we have multiple pages of relevant information for homeowners and others regarding the appraisal process. Have them call us if they want to meet the staff and learn more about our services. Remind them it's to their advantage to set the appointment promptly!
Are you using our website as a resource to keep track of your report's status?: No more phone and fax tag. Up-to-the-minute status updates are 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.