Five Tips for Shorter Turn Times

The appraisal profession is evolving constantly. Every year, it seems, appraisers are asked to include extra information or have steps added to their process - all to ensure their client gets the most useful information possible. In order to stay current with the always changing requirements, New Age Appraisal Corp is always seeking new tools and improving processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for faster. At New Age Appraisal Corp we know that time is important to everybody, so here are some things you can do to hasten the process on any appraisals you order with New Age Appraisal Corp:

  1. Always order your appraisals electronically. By ordering online, you automatically receive e-mail acknowledgements that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. Online ordering is 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.

  2. Are you providing complete and accurate data about the subject property? Having just one number incorrect on the street address can really unnecessarily slow down an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name are helpful data to pass along with your request. We even welcome lists of recent sales from the area — however, remember that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours might differ from yours.

    3. If you have any questions about your property or a job we're working on for you, feel free to call us at 6232175419

  3. Be sure to let us know about the property's distinct characteristics. Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. What takes time is analyzing how differing features contribute 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 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. While these are things that we would find out on our own, knowing them early on makes your report arrive quicker.

  4. Be sure the occupants know the plan. Setting an inspection time and date with the homeowner can be one of the most inefficient steps in the appraisal process. Some current homeowners are justifiably apprehensive with the idea that an outsider wants to come in their house, look around, and make numerous notes. With the idea that it will increase the appraised value, many homeowners believe they should make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection . So they reschedule the appointment until it is cleaned.

    Coming directly from you -- a trusted party with whom they are already working -- a little knowledge about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't increase their home's value one bit, will help move the process along for everyone. Please feel free to point them to this website, where we have lots of pages of helpful information for homeowners as well as others regarding the appraisal process. Encourage them to call us if they want to meet our staff and learn more about our services. And tell them it's to their benefit to set the appointment quickly!

  5. Use our website to follow 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 each important milestone in an assignment is completed, that information is instantly available to you online. It's never been faster and easier to track your report's status.