A Few Hints for Faster Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. Every year, it seems, appraisers are asked to present extra information or have steps added to their research. They do this extra work to guarantee their client receives the best data to be had. In order to keep up with the always changing requirements, All State Appraisal Partners, Inc. is always researching additional tools and improving processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for in less time. Since All State Appraisal Partners, Inc. knows that time is important to everyone, below are a few things you can do to decrease turn times whenever you order an appraisal with All State Appraisal Partners, Inc..

Are you ordering appraisals online?: When you order online, you receive automatic e-mail acknowledgements that the request 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 nor will you wonder whether we received the order.
Complete and accurate subject property information is essential.: There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to unnecessarily interrupt an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name are good data to pass long with the request. We even welcome lists of recent sales from the area — remember, however, 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 unique details of this property.: It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter house. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how details unique to a property add 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 elements of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition built on, 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 more quickly.
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 current homeowners are understandably uncomfortable with the fact an outsider wants to come in their house, look around, and take copious notes. Having the thought that it will increase the appraised value, a few homeowners think they need to make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection. And will reschedule the appointment until they can get around to cleaning.

Hearing it directly from you -- the person 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 affect their home's value one little bit, and can decrease the appraisal inspection time. Our website has several pages of helpful information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your customers. They can even call us if they want to meet our staff and learn more about our services. And tell them it benefits them to set the appointment soon!
Easily verify 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 each important milestone in an assignment is completed, that information can be viewed instantly online. It's never been easier to track your report's status.

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