A Few Steps to Quicker Turn Times

The appraisal profession is evolving constantly. On a regular basis, it seems, appraisers are asked to offer additional information or have steps added to their process. All of this is to guarantee the end user is presented with the most useful data that can be achieved. In order to keep up with the continuously changing requirements, Jamie Whitson DBA James Abernathy & Company (615) 308-5035 is always acquiring new tools and improving processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for more efficiently. Since Jamie Whitson DBA James Abernathy & Company (615) 308-5035 knows that time is important to everyone, below are a few tips you can do to decrease turn times on any appraisals you order with Jamie Whitson DBA James Abernathy & Company (615) 308-5035:

Always order your appraisals electronically. When you order online, you receive automatic e-mail acknowledgements that the assignment 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 manually enter information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether the order was received.
Confirm that the subject property data is accurate and complete. Having just one number incorrect on the street address can really 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 along with the assignment. We even welcome lists of recent sales from the area — though be advised that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours might differ from yours.


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Let us know up front of the property's distinct details. It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter house. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how details unique to a property add to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. Let us know up front when you order your report if there are unique elements of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition built on, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's susceptible to flooding. While these are things that we'll find out on our own, knowing them early on is likely to make your report arrive faster.
Let the occupants know what to expect. Confirming an appointment with the homeowner can be one of the most inefficient tasks in the appraisal process. We understand that a homeowner may be apprehensive with an unknown person looking in every square foot of their home, taking photos, and making copious notes. Under the impression that it will increase the value, a few homeowners think they ought to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by . So they reschedule the inspection until they can get around to cleaning.

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 change their home's value one bit, will help move the process along for everyone. I encourage you to point your customers to our website, where we have several pages of relevant information for homeowners as well as 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 without delay!
Why not use our website as a resource to keep track of the status of your report? 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 is available to you online. It's never been easier to track the status of your report.