5 Hints for Faster Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. Regularly, it seems, appraisers are asked to provide more information or have steps added to their research. They do this extra work to guarantee the end user is presented with the best data to be had. To keep up with the constantly changing requirements, Tri-Cities Appraisal Services, LLC is constantly seeking additional tools and tweaking processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our customers. Since Tri-Cities Appraisal Services, LLC knows that time is important to everyone, here are a couple of items you can do to speed up the process whenever you order an appraisal from Tri-Cities Appraisal Services, LLC.

Are you ordering appraisals online?: By ordering online, you automatically get e-mail acknowledgements that the request was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip single-handedly will save the most time! No longer do we have to re-key information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether we got the order.
Complete and accurate subject property data is essential.: Being just one number off 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. Even a list of recent sales from the area is welcome — though be advised that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may be different from yours.
Be sure to let us know about the unique details of this property.: Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. What takes time is analyzing how unique characteristics 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 had a recent 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 as soon as possible makes your report arrive sooner.
Does the homeowner know what to expect?: Confirming an inspection time and date with the homeowner can be one of the most inefficient steps in the appraisal process. It's understandable for a homeowner to be uncomfortable with an unknown person looking in every corner of their home, taking photos, and making numerous notes. Not uncommonly they think they must make the place spotless before the inspection, with the notion that will increase the appraised value. And will delay the appraisal inspection until it is cleaned.

Hearing from you -- a person they have been working with on their loan -- a little knowledge about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't increase their home's value one little bit, and can shorten the time it takes to inspect a home. Our website has lots of pages of relevant information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your clients. Advise them to call us if they want to familiarize themselves with our staff and services. Remind them it benefits them to set the appointment without delay!
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 we complete each important milestone in an assignment, that information can be viewed instantly online. It's never been easier and faster to keep track of your report's status.