Five Hints for Shorter Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. Often, it seems, appraisers are asked to offer more information or have steps added to their research. They do this extra work to ensure their client gets the best information possible. In order to stay current with the continuously changing requirements, Mike Noble Appraisals is always researching new tools and improving processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our clients. At Mike Noble Appraisals we know that time is important to everybody, so below are a few things you can do to trim turn times whenever you order an appraisal from Mike Noble Appraisals.

Are you ordering appraisals online?
By ordering online, you automatically get e-mail confirmations that the assignment 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 you don't have to wonder whether the order was received.
Complete and accurate subject property information is crucial.
Having just one number incorrect on the street address can really unnecessarily delay 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. We even welcome lists of recent sales from the area — remember, however, that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.

If you have any questions about your property or an assignment we're working on for you, you're always welcome to contact us

Tell us up front of the property's unique characteristics.
It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter house. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how unique features 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 features of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's predisposed to flooding. While these are things that we would find out on our own, knowing them early on makes your report arrive sooner.
Be sure the occupants know the the plan.
Setting an appointment with the homeowner can be one of the most tedious steps in the appraisal process. Some homeowners are clearly uncomfortable with the thought an unknown persons wants to come in their house, look around, and make copious notes. Under the impression that it will make the house appraise higher, many homeowners feel they have to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by. And will reschedule the inspection until it is cleaned.

Coming directly from you -- a person they have been working with on their loan -- a little knowledge about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't increase their home's value one little bit, and likely shorten the appraisal inspection time. Our website has many pages of relevant information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your customers. Have them call us if they want to familiarize themselves with our staff and services. And tell them it's in their interest to set the appointment promptly!
Our website is a great resource for following 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 instantly available to you online. It's never been easier to track the status of your report.