A Few Tips for Quicker Turn Times

The appraisal profession is always evolving. Commonly, it seems, appraisers are asked to include more information or have steps added to their research. They do this additional work to guarantee the end user gets the best analysis possible. To keep up with the constantly changing requirements, Richey Appraisals is constantly acquiring additional tools and improving processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. At Richey Appraisals we know that time is important to everybody, so we've listed a few tips you can do to trim turn times on any appraisals ordered with Richey Appraisals:

Order your appraisals online. When you order online, you get automatic e-mail notifications that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip single-handedly will save the most time! We don't have to manually enter information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether the order was received.
Are you providing complete and accurate data about the subject property? There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to 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. Even a list of recent sales in the area is welcome — however, remember that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may be different from yours.


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Are you letting us know up front any elements of the property that might make it distinct? Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how unique elements 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 characteristics of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's susceptible to flooding. These are things we'd find out on our own anyway, and knowing them sooner will likely make your report arrive without delay.
Does the homeowner know what to expect? Confirming an inspection time and date with the homeowner can be one of the most time consuming parts in the appraisal process. It's understandable for a homeowner to be uneasy with an unknown person inspecting every corner of their home, taking photos, and making lots of notes. Thinking that it will make the house appraise higher, many homeowners think they need to make the place spotless before the inspection and will choose to not schedule the inspection until they have cleaned.

Hearing from you -- a trusted party with whom they are already working -- some knowledge about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't make a significant difference in their home's value, will help move the process along for everyone. Our website has lots of pages of relevant information about the appraisal process for homeowners. I encourage you to share it with your customers. They can even call us if they want to familiarize themselves with our staff and services. Remind them it's to their benefit to set the appointment quickly!
Our website is a great resource for tracking the status of your report. 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 can be viewed instantly online. There's no easier or faster way to track your report's status.