5 Steps to Faster Turn Times

The appraisal profession is evolving continuously. Commonly, it seems, appraisers are asked to include more information or have steps added to their process. They do this additional work to ensure their client gets the best data that can be achieved. In order to stay current with the continuously changing requirements, Graham Appraisal, Inc. is constantly seeking additional tools and improving processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for more efficiently. Since Graham Appraisal, Inc. knows that time is important to everyone, we've listed some tips you can do to trim turn times on any appraisals you order from Graham Appraisal, Inc.:

Are you ordering appraisals online? By ordering online, you automatically receive e-mail confirmations that the request was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip single-handedly will save the most time! We don't have to retype information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether we received the order.
Are you providing complete and accurate information about the subject property? There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to unnecessarily slow down an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name are great data to pass along with the request. We even welcome lists of recent sales in the area — though be advised that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may be different from yours.


	Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about your property or an assignment we're working on for you.

Let us know up front of the property's unique details. It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter house. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how differing elements 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 elements of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's prone to flooding. These are things we'd find out on our own anyway, and knowing them early on makes your report arrive earlier.
What are you doing to make the occupants of the home aware of what to expect? One of the most tedious steps of the appraisal process is setting an inspection date with the homeowner. Many homeowners are justifiably apprehensive with the fact that an outsider wants to come in their house, look around, and make lots of notes. A common belief is that they ought to make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection, with the notion that will make the house appraise higher and will reschedule the appraisal inspection until they have cleaned.

Coming directly from you -- a trusted party with whom they already have a business relationship -- a little information about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't change their home's value one bit, will help move the process along for everyone. Our website has numerous pages of helpful 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 the staff and learn more about our services. Remind them it benefits them to set the appointment quickly!
Our website is a great resource for keeping tabs on 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 we complete each important milestone in an assignment, that information can be viewed instantly online. There's no easier way to track the status of your report.