A Few Suggestions for Faster Turn Times

The appraisal profession is continuously evolving. On a regular basis, it seems, appraisers are asked to offer more information or have steps added to their appraisal process. They do this additional work to ensure their client is presented with the best data available. To stay current with the always changing requirements, Daily Appraisal is constantly seeking additional tools and tweaking processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for quickly. Since Daily Appraisal knows that time is important to everyone, we've listed some items you can do to lower turn times on any appraisals ordered from Daily Appraisal.

Order your appraisals online.: With online ordering, you get automatic e-mail confirmations that the request was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. It's the single biggest time saver available to both of us! No longer do we have to retype information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether we received the order.
Confirm that the subject property information is accurate and complete.: Having just one number incorrect on the street address can really unnecessarily delay an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name is helpful information to include with your assignment. We even welcome lists of recent sales in the area — remember, however, that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
Let us know up front of the property's distinct characteristics.: It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter home. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how details unique to a property contribute 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 details of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's susceptible to flooding. While these are things that we would find out on our own, knowing them as early as possible makes your report arrive earlier.
Are you making the homeowner of the home aware of what to expect?: Confirming an appointment with the homeowner can be one of the most inefficient tasks in the appraisal process. It's understandable for a homeowner to be uncomfortable with an outsider inspecting every corner of their home, taking photos, and making copious notes. With the idea that it will increase the value, a few homeowners think they should make the place spotless before the inspection. So they reschedule the appraisal inspection until they can get around to cleaning.

Hearing it directly from you -- someone they are working with on their loan -- some knowledge about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't change their home's value one little bit, and likely shorten the appraisal inspection time. I encourage you to point them to this website, where we have lots of pages of useful information for homeowners as well as others regarding the appraisal process. Advise them to call us if they want to meet the staff and learn more about our services. And tell them it's to their benefit to set the appointment quickly!
Are you using our website as a resource to keep tabs on 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 can be viewed instantly online. It's never been easier to track your report's status.