Some Suggestions for Swifter Turn Times

The appraisal profession is continuously evolving. Every year, it seems, appraisers are asked to present additional information or have steps added to their appraisal process. All of this is to guarantee the end user has the best data to be had. To stay current with the constantly changing requirements, Southeast Real Estate Appraisal Services, LLC is continuously researching additional tools and tweaking processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for more effectively. At Southeast Real Estate Appraisal Services, LLC we know that time is important to everybody, so we've listed some items you can do to accelerate the process whenever you order an appraisal from Southeast Real Estate Appraisal Services, LLC.

Always order your appraisals on the Internet.: When you order online, you automatically get e-mail notifications 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 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 slow down 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 are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
Are you telling us up front any elements of the property that might make it unique?: Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. What takes time is analyzing how differing characteristics contribute 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 features of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's prone to flooding. While these are things that we would find out on our own, knowing them as soon as possible will likely make your report arrive faster.
Let the homeowner know what to expect.: One of the most time consuming steps of the appraisal process is setting an inspection date with the current homeowner. It's understandable for a homeowner to be apprehensive with an outsider looking in every square foot of their home, taking pictures, and making numerous notes. Under the belief that it will make the house appraise for more money, some homeowners feel they ought to make the place spotless before the inspection. So they put off the appointment until the house is cleaned.

Hearing from you -- a person they are working with on their loan -- a little info about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't affect their home's value one little bit, and likely shorten the appraisal inspection time. Our website has lots of pages of relevant information about the appraisal process for homeowners. I encourage you to share it with your clients. Encourage them to call us if they want to meet the staff and learn more about our services. Remind them it's to their advantage to set the appointment promptly!
Easily verify the status of your report on our website.: Phone and fax tag are a thing of the past with up-to-the-minute status updates available online, anytime, 24/7. As each important milestone in an assignment is completed, that information is available instantly to you online. It's never been easier and faster to keep track of the status of your report.