Some Hints for Quicker Turn Times

Appraising is an always changing profession. Every year, it seems, appraisers are asked to offer additional information or have steps added to their data gathering. They do this additional work to ensure their client gets the most useful analysis that can be achieved. In order to stay current with the constantly changing requirements, Anderson Appraisal, LLC is constantly seeking new tools and improving processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our clients. Since Anderson Appraisal, LLC knows that time is important to everyone, we've listed some items you can do to accelerate the process each time you order an appraisal with Anderson Appraisal, LLC:

Always order your appraisals online. By ordering online, you get automatic e-mail notifications that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This is 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 got the order.
Complete and accurate subject property information is key. There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to add unnecessary time to an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name are great data to pass along with your assignment. 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 be different from yours.


	Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about your property or a job we're working on for you.

Are you letting us know up front any elements 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 differing elements 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 characteristics of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's prone to flooding. While these are things that we would find out on our own, knowing them as soon as possible makes your report arrive sooner.
Set proper expectations with the homeowner. One of the most inefficient parts of the appraisal process is confirming an inspection date with the occupants of the home. Many homeowners are justifiably apprehensive with the idea that an outsider wants to come in their home, look around, and take lots of notes. Many commonly think they need to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by, believing that will increase the value and will choose to not schedule the appointment until the house is cleaned.

Hearing from you -- a trusted party with whom they are already working -- some info about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't make a significant difference in their home's value, will help move the process along for everyone. Our website has multiple pages of relevant information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your customers. Tell them to call us if they want to become familiar with our staff and services. And tell them it's in their interest to set the appointment quickly!
Why not use our website as a resource to verify 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 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.