A Few Tips for Swifter Turn Times

Appraising is an always changing profession. Commonly, it seems, appraisers are asked to supply extra information or have steps added to their data gathering. They do this extra work to guarantee the end user receives the best information available. To stay current with the constantly changing requirements, Steyskal Home Appraisal LLC is constantly testing additional tools and improving processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our customers. At Steyskal Home Appraisal LLC we know that time is important to everybody, so here are a handful of tips you can do to decrease turn times when you order an appraisal with Steyskal Home Appraisal LLC.

Always order your appraisals on the Internet.: When you order online, you receive automatic e-mail notifications that the assignment was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. Online ordering is the single biggest time saver available to both of us! We don't have to retype information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether we received the order.
Complete and accurate subject property information is essential.: Having just one number incorrect on the street address can really 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. We even welcome lists of recent sales from the area — remember, however, 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 property's unique details.: Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how elements unique to a property add to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. When you order your report, let us know if there are unique details of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition put on, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's susceptible to flooding. These are things we would find out on our own anyway, and knowing them as soon as possible makes your report arrive earlier.
Be sure the homeowner knows the the plan.: One of the most time consuming parts of the appraisal process is confirming an appointment with the current homeowner. Many current homeowners are clearly apprehensive with the thought a stranger wants to come in their house, look around, and take numerous notes. Under the belief that it will increase the value, some homeowners think they ought to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by. So they delay the appraisal inspection until it is cleaned.

Hearing it directly from you -- the person they are 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 likely shorten the time it takes to inspect a home. Our website has multiple pages of helpful information about the appraisal process for homeowners. I encourage you to share it with your customers. Advise them to call us if they want to become familiar with our staff and services. Remind them it's in their interest to set the appointment promptly!
Use our website to track 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 each important milestone in an assignment is completed, that information can be viewed instantly online. It's never been easier to track the status of your report.