Some Steps to Quicker Turn Times

The appraisal profession is continuously evolving. Regularly, it seems, appraisers are asked to include additional information or have steps added to their data gathering - all to guarantee their client is presented with the most useful information possible. In order to keep up with the constantly changing requirements, Anderson Appraisal, LLC is always seeking new tools and improving processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for in less time. Since Anderson Appraisal, LLC knows that time is important to everyone, here are some things you can do to hasten the process whenever you order an appraisal from Anderson Appraisal, LLC:

Are you ordering appraisals online? With online ordering, you receive automatic e-mail confirmations that the assignment was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip single-handedly will save the most time! No longer do we have to manually enter information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether the order was received.
Complete and accurate subject property data is crucial. 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. We even welcome lists of recent sales from the area — though be advised that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours might differ from yours.


	If you have any questions about your property or an appraisal we're working on for you, don't hesitate to contact us

Let us know up front of the property's distinct details. Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. What takes time is analyzing how elements 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 had a recent addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's susceptible to flooding. These are things we would find out on our own anyway, and knowing them early on will likely make your report arrive without delay.
Set proper expectations with the occupants. One of the most tedious steps of the appraisal process is setting an appointment with the homeowner. We understand that a homeowner may be uneasy with an outsider looking in every corner of their home, taking pictures, and making copious notes. With the idea that it will increase the appraised value, a few homeowners believe they must make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection . So they choose to not schedule the inspection until they can get around to cleaning.

Coming directly from you -- a trusted party with whom they already have a business relationship -- some information 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. Please feel free to point your customers to our website, where we have lots of pages of useful information for homeowners as well as others regarding the appraisal process. They can even call us if they want to meet the staff and learn more about our services. And tell them it benefits them to set the appointment as quickly as possible!
Easily verify 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 can be viewed instantly online. It's never been easier to track your report's status.