Some Steps to Quicker Turn Times
The appraisal profession is always evolving. Regularly, it seems, appraisers are asked to offer additional information or have steps added to their research. They do this extra work to guarantee the end user receives the best information available. In order to keep up with the continuously changing requirements, Duncan Appraisals is continuously seeking new tools and improving processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. At Duncan Appraisals we know that time is important to everybody, so we've listed some items you can do to lessen turn times on any appraisals ordered with Duncan Appraisals.
- Always order your appraisals on the Internet.
- By ordering online, you get automatic 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 data is essential.
- Being just one number off on the street address can really unnecessarily interrupt an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name is great information to include with the request. 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 might differ from yours.
If you have any questions about your property or a job we're working on for you, don't hesitate to contact us
- Be sure to tell us about the property's unique details.
- It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter house. What takes time is analyzing how differing elements contribute to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. When you order your report, let us know if there are unique features of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition built on, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's susceptible to flooding. These are things we'll find out on our own anyway, and knowing them early on makes your report arrive without delay.
- Are you making the homeowner of the home aware of what to expect?
- One of the most tedious steps of the appraisal process is setting an appointment with the current homeowner. Many current homeowners are clearly uncomfortable with the notion a stranger wants to come in their home, look around, and take abundant notes. One common belief is that they should make the place spotless before the inspection, thinking that will increase the appraised value. So they put off the inspection until they have cleaned.
Coming from you -- someone they are working with on their loan -- a little bit 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 decrease the appraisal inspection time. Our website has many pages of relevant information about the appraisal process for homeowners. I encourage you to share it with your clients. Have them call us if they want to meet our staff and learn more about our services. And tell them it's in their interest to set the appointment as soon as possible!
- Are you using our website as a resource to track the status of your report?
- Phone and fax tag are a thing of the past with 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. There's no easier way to track your report's status.
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