5 Tips for Quicker Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. Commonly, it seems, appraisers are asked to supply more information or have steps added to their data gathering. All of this is to ensure their client receives the best data to be had. In order to stay current with the constantly changing requirements, Mike Noble Appraisals is constantly testing additional tools and tweaking processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. At Mike Noble Appraisals we know that time is important to everybody, so below are a handful of things you can do to reduce turn times whenever you order an appraisal with Mike Noble Appraisals.

Are you ordering appraisals online?: With online ordering, you receive automatic e-mail confirmations that the assignment was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip alone will save the most time! We don't have to re-key information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether we received the order.
Confirm that the subject property information is accurate and complete.: There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to unnecessarily interrupt 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 in the area — though be advised that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours might differ from yours.
Are you letting us know up front any characteristics of the property that might make it unique?: It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter home. What takes time is analyzing how features unique to a property add to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. Let us know up front when ordering your report if there are unique features of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's prone to flooding. These are things we'd find out on our own anyway, and knowing them sooner is likely to make your report arrive more quickly.
Does the homeowner know what to expect?: Setting an inspection time and date with the homeowner can be one of the most tedious tasks in the appraisal process. It's understandable for a homeowner to be uneasy with an outsider inspecting every square foot of their home, taking photos, and making numerous notes. Believing that it will increase the appraised value, many homeowners think they must make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by. And will delay the appraisal inspection until they can get around to cleaning.

Coming directly from you -- someone they have been 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 time it takes to inspect a home. Please feel free to point your customers to this website, where we have several pages of relevant information for homeowners as well as others describing the appraisal process. Advise them to call us if they want to meet our staff and learn more about our services. Remind them it's in their interest to set the appointment as quickly as possible!
Use our website to track 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 we complete each important milestone in an assignment, that information can be viewed instantly online. It's never been easier to keep track of your report's status.