A Few Steps to Shorter Turn Times

Appraising is an always changing profession. Commonly, it seems, appraisers are asked to offer more information or have steps added to their appraisal process. All of this is to ensure their client is presented with the best data to be had. In order to keep up with the constantly changing requirements, Angela Montoya Appraisal is constantly researching additional tools and tweaking processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our clients. Since Angela Montoya Appraisal knows that time is important to everyone, here are some things you can do to hasten the process on any appraisals ordered from Angela Montoya Appraisal.

Order your appraisals on the Internet.: With online ordering, you get automatic e-mail confirmations that the assignment was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. It's the single biggest time saver available to both of us! We don't have to manually enter information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether the order was received.
Are you providing complete and accurate data about the subject property?: There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to add unnecessary time to an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name is good information to pass long with the request. We even welcome lists of recent sales in the area — remember, however, that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may be different from yours.
Be sure to let us know about the unique elements of this property.: Cookie-cutter homes are relatively easy to appraise. What takes time is analyzing how unique elements add 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 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 prone to flooding. These are things we'd find out on our own anyway, and knowing them as soon as possible makes your report arrive earlier.
Are you making the homeowner of the home aware of what to expect?: Setting an appointment with the homeowner can be one of the most time consuming steps in the appraisal process. We understand that a homeowner may be apprehensive with an unknown person inspecting every square foot of their home, taking photos, and making lots of notes. Not uncommonly they think they must make the place spotless before the inspection, believing that will increase the value. And will choose to not schedule the appraisal inspection until the house is cleaned.

Hearing it directly from you -- the person 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 time it takes to inspect a home. Our website has several pages of helpful information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your clients. Encourage them to call us if they want to familiarize themselves with our staff and services. Remind them it's to their advantage to set the appointment promptly!
Why not our website as a resource to track the status of your report?: No more phone and fax tag. Up-to-the-minute status updates are available online, anytime, 24/7. As we complete each important milestone in an assignment, that information is available to you online. There's no faster or easier way to track the status of your report.