Five Hints for Faster Turn Times

The appraisal profession is constantly evolving. On a regular basis, it seems, appraisers are asked to supply extra information or have steps added to their appraisal process. They do this extra work to ensure their client has the best data possible. To stay current with the always changing requirements, JRH Appraisals is constantly acquiring new tools and improving processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for quickly. At JRH Appraisals we know that time is important to everybody, so we've listed a few things you can do to accelerate the process on any appraisals ordered with JRH Appraisals .

Are you ordering appraisals online?: When you order online, you receive automatic e-mail confirmations that the request was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. It's the single biggest time saver available to both of us! No longer do we have to re-key information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether the order was received.
Are you providing complete and accurate information about the subject property?: 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. Even a list of recent sales in the area is welcome — though be advised that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
Be sure to let us know about the unique features of this property.: Cookie-cutter homes are relatively easy to appraise. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how characteristics unique to a property add 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 elements of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's susceptible to flooding. While these are things that we'd find out on our own, knowing them as early as possible makes your report arrive earlier.
Let the occupants know what to expect.: One of the most inefficient tasks of the appraisal process is setting an appointment with the current homeowner. Some homeowners are understandably uneasy with the idea an unknown persons wants to come in their house, look around, and make numerous notes. Not uncommonly they think they have to make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection, believing that will make the house appraise higher. So they reschedule the appraisal inspection until they have cleaned.

Coming 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 make it more likely their sale will close, and can decrease the time it takes to inspect a home. Our website has many pages of helpful information about the appraisal process for homeowners. I encourage you to share it with your customers. Encourage them to call us if they want to meet our staff and learn more about our services. And tell them it benefits them to set the appointment quickly!
Our website is a great resource for keeping tabs on your report's status.: Phone and fax tag are a thing of the past with 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 faster and easier to keep track of your report's status.