Some Hints for Quicker Turn Times

Appraising is an always changing profession. Each year, it seems, appraisers are asked to supply more information or have steps added to their data gathering. They do this additional work to guarantee the end user receives the best information available. In order to keep up with the continuously changing requirements, Early Bird Appraisals (702) 308-0806 is continuously seeking new tools and tweaking processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for in less time. Since Early Bird Appraisals (702) 308-0806 knows that time is important to everyone, here are a few items you can do to hasten the process each time you order an appraisal with Early Bird Appraisals (702) 308-0806.

Are you ordering appraisals online?: With online ordering, you automatically receive e-mail confirmations that the assignment was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. It's 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 the order was received.
Verify that the subject property data is accurate and complete.: Being just one number off on the street address can really add unnecessary time to an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name are good data to include with your request. Even a list of recent sales in the area is welcome — though be advised that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
Are you letting us know up front any characteristics of the property that might make it distinct?: Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how elements 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 features of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's prone to flooding. These are things we'll find out on our own anyway, and knowing them sooner will likely make your report arrive quicker.
Are you making the occupants of the home aware of what to expect?: Confirming an inspection time and date with the homeowner can be one of the most tedious parts in the appraisal process. Many current homeowners are understandably uneasy with the thought a stranger wants to come in their house, look around, and take abundant notes. One common belief is that they need to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by, believing that will increase the value. So they put off the inspection until they can get around to cleaning.

Coming from you -- the person they are working with on their loan -- some info about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't increase their home's value one little bit, and likely decrease the time it takes to inspect a home. Our website has multiple 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 meet the staff and learn more about our services. And tell them it's to their advantage to set the appointment quickly!
Use our website to follow your report's status.: 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 can be viewed instantly online. It's never been easier to keep track of your report's status.