5 Steps to Quicker Turn Times

Appraising is an always changing profession. Regularly, it seems, appraisers are asked to supply additional information or have steps added to their research. All to guarantee the end user gets the best data possible. To stay current with the constantly changing requirements, Purdy Appraisal is constantly acquiring new tools and tweaking processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our clients. At Purdy Appraisal we know that time is important to everybody, so here are a couple of things you can do to accelerate the process on any appraisals ordered from Purdy Appraisal.

Order your appraisals electronically.: With online ordering, you automatically receive e-mail acknowledgements that the request 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 retype information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether we got the order.
Verify that the subject property information is accurate and complete.: There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to 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. Even a list of recent area sales is welcome — remember, however, that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
Be sure to let us know about the property's distinct features.: It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter house. What takes time is analyzing how differing features add to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. When ordering 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, it's prone to flooding. These are things we'd find out on our own anyway, and knowing them early on will likely make your report arrive quicker.
Set proper expectations with the homeowner.: Confirming an inspection time and date with the homeowner can be one of the most tedious parts in the appraisal process. Many current homeowners are understandably apprehensive with the fact an unknown persons wants to come in their home, look around, and take numerous notes. Not uncommonly they think they should make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection, believing that will increase the value. So they choose to not schedule the appraisal inspection until they have cleaned.

Coming from you -- someone they've been working with on their loan -- a little info about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't change their home's value one little bit, and can decrease the appraisal inspection time. Our website has many pages of relevant information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your clients. They can even call us if they want to familiarize themselves with our staff and services. Remind them it benefits them to set the appointment as soon as possible!
Easily track 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 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 the status of your report.