A Few Tips for Swifter Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. Each year, it seems, appraisers are asked to include additional information or have steps added to their process. They do this additional work to guarantee their client has the best information possible. To keep up with the always changing requirements, All State Appraisal Partners, Inc. is always testing additional tools and tweaking processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. Since All State Appraisal Partners, Inc. knows that time is important to everyone, here are some things you can do to reduce turn times when you order an appraisal from All State Appraisal Partners, Inc..

Always order your appraisals online.
When you order online, you get automatic e-mail acknowledgements that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This is the single biggest time saver available to both of us! We don't have to manually enter information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether the order was received.
Confirm that the subject property information is accurate and complete.
Having just one number incorrect 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 the request. 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 may be different from yours.

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

Tell us up front of the property's distinct characteristics.
Cookie-cutter homes are relatively easy to appraise. What takes time is analyzing how differing features 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 characteristics of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's susceptible to flooding. These are things we would find out on our own anyway, and knowing them sooner is likely to make your report arrive earlier.
Does the homeowner know what to expect?
Setting an inspection time and date with the homeowner can be one of the most time consuming parts in the appraisal process. Many homeowners are justifiably uneasy with the idea an outsider wants to come in their home, look around, and make numerous notes. Under the impression that it will make the house appraise higher, a few homeowners think they should make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection. So they delay the appointment until the house is cleaned.

Coming from you -- someone they have been working with on their loan -- a short explanation about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't affect their home's value one little bit, and likely shorten the time it takes to inspect a home. Our website has many pages of helpful information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your clients. Have them call us if they want to meet the staff and learn more about our services. Remind them it benefits them to set the appointment as quickly as possible!
Are you using our website as a resource to follow your report's status?
No more phone and fax tag. Up-to-the-minute status updates are available online, anytime, 24/7. As each important milestone in an assignment is completed, that information can be viewed instantly online. There's no easier way to track your report's status.

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