Some Steps to Swifter Turn Times

1. Are you ordering appraisals online? With online ordering, you automatically get e-mail confirmations that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip single-handedly will save the most time! We don't have to re-key information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether we got the order.
   
   
2. 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 sales in the area is welcome — however, remember that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
   
   

	Feel free to call us at (985) 230-0730 if you have any questions about your property or a job we're working on for you.



3. Are you letting us know up front any details of the property that might make it unique? It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter home. What takes time is analyzing how unique 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 recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's susceptible to flooding. These are things we would find out on our own anyway, and knowing them as early as possible will likely make your report arrive sooner.
   
   
4. Let the homeowner know what to expect. Confirming an inspection time and date with the homeowner can be one of the most tedious parts in the appraisal process. Some current homeowners are clearly apprehensive with the idea that a stranger wants to come in their house, look around, and make copious notes. Having the thought that it will increase the appraised value, a few homeowners think they need to make the place spotless before the inspection and will reschedule the appointment until the house is cleaned.
   
   Hearing it directly from you -- a trusted party with whom they already have a business relationship -- a little bit about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't affect their home's value one bit, will help move the process along for everyone. I encourage you to point your clients to our website, where we have many pages of helpful information for homeowners and others describing the appraisal process. They can even call us if they want to meet the staff and learn more about our services. And tell them it benefits them to set the appointment quickly!
   
   
5. Easily follow 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 each important milestone in an assignment is completed, that information is available to you online. It's never been easier to keep track of your report's status.