Five Hints for Quicker Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. On a regular basis, it seems, appraisers are asked to present extra information or have steps added to their appraisal process. All to ensure their client gets the best data possible. In order to stay current with the continuously changing requirements, Precise Home Appraisals is continuously acquiring new tools and tweaking processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our customers. Since Precise Home Appraisals knows that time is important to everyone, we've listed a few items you can do to hasten the process whenever you order an appraisal from Precise Home Appraisals.

Always order your appraisals on the Internet.: By ordering online, you get automatic e-mail acknowledgements that the assignment was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. It's the single biggest time saver available to both of us! No longer do we have to retype information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether we received the order.
Complete and accurate subject property information is crucial.: There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to unnecessarily slow down 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 in 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 let us know about the property's distinct features.: Cookie-cutter homes are relatively easy to appraise. What takes time is analyzing how details unique to a property add to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. When you order your report, let us know if there are unique elements of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's predisposed to flooding. While these are things that we'll find out on our own, knowing them as early as possible makes your report arrive more quickly.
Does the homeowner know what to expect?: One of the most inefficient tasks of the appraisal process is setting an appointment with the occupants of the home. We understand that a homeowner may be apprehensive with a stranger inspecting every square foot of their home, taking pictures, and making abundant notes. Not uncommonly they think they should make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by, with the belief that will increase the value. And will choose to not schedule the appraisal inspection until the house is cleaned.

Coming directly from you -- someone they've been working with on their loan -- a little knowledge 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 decrease the time it takes to inspect a home. Our website has many pages of useful information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your clients. 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 soon!
Easily track the status of your report on our website.: 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 faster or easier way to keep track of your report's status.