A Few Tips for Faster Turn Times

Appraising is an always changing profession. Often, it seems, appraisers are asked to include extra information or have steps added to their process. All of this is to guarantee their client receives the best data available. To keep up with the always changing requirements, Premier Appraisals, Inc. is continuously testing new tools and tweaking processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our customers. Since Premier Appraisals, Inc. knows that time is important to everyone, below are a few tips you can do to decrease turn times on any appraisals ordered from Premier Appraisals, Inc..

Always order your appraisals electronically.: With online ordering, you get automatic e-mail acknowledgements that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. Online ordering is the single biggest time saver available to both of us! No longer do we have to re-key information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether we got the order.
Are you providing complete and accurate data about the subject property?: Having just one number incorrect on the street address can really 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 — remember, however, that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
Let us know up front of the property's distinct characteristics.: It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter home. What takes time is analyzing how unique elements contribute 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 had a recent addition built on, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's predisposed to flooding. While these are things that we would find out on our own, knowing them sooner will likely make your report arrive earlier.
Let 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. Some current homeowners are understandably apprehensive with the idea an unknown persons wants to come in their home, look around, and make copious notes. Having the thought that it will increase the value, some homeowners feel they must make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection. So they delay the appointment until they can get around to cleaning.

Hearing it directly from you -- a person they've been working with on their loan -- a little knowledge about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't change their home's value one little bit, and likely decrease the time it takes to inspect a home. Our website has many pages of relevant information about the appraisal process for homeowners. I encourage you to share it with your customers. Have them call us if they want to meet the staff and learn more about our services. And tell them it's to their advantage to set the appointment as quickly as possible!
Why not our website as a resource to keep tabs on your report's status?: Phone and fax tag are a thing of the past with 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 faster and easier to keep track of your report's status.