A Few Steps to Quicker Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. Every year, it seems, appraisers are asked to present more information or have steps added to their process. All to guarantee the end user receives the best information available. In order to keep up with the continuously changing requirements, San Diego Appraisal Company is continuously acquiring new tools and improving processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. Since San Diego Appraisal Company knows that time is important to everyone, below are a couple of things you can do to trim turn times on any appraisals you order from San Diego Appraisal Company.

Are you ordering appraisals online?: With online ordering, you automatically receive e-mail acknowledgements that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip single-handedly will save the most time! No longer do we have to re-key information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether the order was received.
Complete and accurate subject property data is crucial.: Having just one number incorrect on the street address can really 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 must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may be different from yours.
Are you letting us know up front any elements of the property that might make it distinct?: Cookie-cutter homes are relatively easy to appraise. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how unique elements contribute to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. Let us know up front when you order your report if there are unique characteristics of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition built on, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's predisposed to flooding. These are things we would find out on our own anyway, and knowing them sooner is likely to make your report arrive without delay.
Be sure the occupants know the the plan.: One of the most time consuming tasks of the appraisal process is setting an appointment with the occupants of the home. It's understandable for a homeowner to be uncomfortable with an outsider inspecting every square foot of their home, taking photos, and making lots of notes. Some think they must make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection, with the notion that will make the house appraise higher. And will reschedule the appraisal inspection until they can get around to cleaning.

Coming directly from you -- the person they have been working with on their loan -- a little information 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 shorten the appraisal inspection time. Our website has numerous pages of relevant information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free 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 benefits them to set the appointment as quickly as possible!
Why not our website as a resource to track the status of your report?: No more phone and fax tag. Up-to-the-minute status updates are available online, anytime, 24/7. As we complete each important milestone in an assignment, that information is available instantly to you online. It's never been faster to keep track of the status of your report.