A Few Steps to Faster Turn Times

The appraisal profession is continuously evolving. Commonly, it seems, appraisers are asked to include more information or have steps added to their data gathering. They do this extra work to guarantee their client gets the best data possible. In order to keep up with the constantly changing requirements, All State Appraisal Partners, Inc. is continuously acquiring additional tools and improving processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for more efficiently. At All State Appraisal Partners, Inc. we know that time is important to everybody, so here are a couple of items you can do to hasten the process when you order an appraisal with All State Appraisal Partners, Inc..

Order your appraisals online.: When you order online, you automatically receive e-mail acknowledgements that the request was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip alone will save the most time! No longer do we have to manually enter information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether the order was received.
Complete and accurate subject property information is key.: There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to unnecessarily delay 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 are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours might differ from yours.
Let us know up front of the property's distinct details.: It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter home. 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 details 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. While these are things that we would find out on our own, knowing them early on makes your report arrive faster.
Are you making the occupants of the home aware of what to expect?: One of the most tedious steps of the appraisal process is confirming an appointment with the current homeowner. It's understandable for a homeowner to be uneasy with an outsider looking in every corner of their home, taking photos, and making abundant notes. Some think they must make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection, believing that will increase the appraised value. And will delay the appraisal inspection until they have cleaned.

Hearing from you -- someone they have been working with on their loan -- some info about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't make it more likely their sale will close, and likely shorten the appraisal inspection time. Our website has several pages of relevant information about the appraisal process for homeowners. I encourage you to share it with your clients. They can even call us if they want to meet the staff and learn more about our services. Remind them it's to their benefit to set the appointment as soon as possible!
Use our website to track 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 the status of your report.

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