Some Hints for Faster Turn Times

Appraising is an always changing profession. Every year, it seems, appraisers are asked to provide extra information or have steps added to their research. They do this additional work to guarantee the end user is presented with the best information available. In order to stay current with the constantly changing requirements, Next Day Appraisal LLC is always acquiring new tools and tweaking processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for in less time. Since Next Day Appraisal LLC knows that time is important to everyone, we've listed a few items you can do to speed up the process each time you order an appraisal from Next Day Appraisal LLC.

Order your appraisals electronically.: With online ordering, you automatically receive e-mail notifications that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip alone will save the most time! No longer do we have to manually enter information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether we received the order.
Are you providing complete and accurate data about the subject property?: There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to add unnecessary time to an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name is helpful information to pass long with your request. Even a list of recent sales from the area is welcome — remember, however, that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours might differ from yours.
Are you telling us up front any details of the property that might make it unique?: It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter home. What takes time is analyzing how differing details contribute to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. When ordering your report, let us know if there are unique characteristics of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's susceptible to flooding. These are things we'd find out on our own anyway, and knowing them sooner makes your report arrive without delay.
Does the homeowner know what to expect?: One of the most time consuming tasks of the appraisal process is confirming an inspection date with the occupants of the home. Some current homeowners are understandably uneasy with the notion an unknown persons wants to come in their house, look around, and take copious notes. With the belief that it will increase the appraised value, many homeowners feel they ought to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by. And will reschedule the appraisal inspection until they can get around to cleaning.

Coming directly from you -- a person they've been working with on their loan -- a little info about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't change their home's value one little bit, and can decrease the appraisal inspection time. Our website has many pages of relevant information about the appraisal process for homeowners. I encourage you to share it with your customers. Tell 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 as quickly as possible!
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 each important milestone in an assignment is completed, that information is available instantly to you online. It's never been easier to track your report's status.