Five Hints for Shorter Turn Times

Appraising is an always changing profession. Commonly, it seems, appraisers are asked to offer extra information or have steps added to their appraisal process. All to ensure the end user receives the best information available. In order to keep up with the always changing requirements, Colorado Market Appraisal LLC is constantly testing additional tools and improving processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. Since Colorado Market Appraisal LLC knows that time is important to everyone, here are a few things you can do to accelerate the process on any appraisals ordered with Colorado Market Appraisal LLC.

Order your appraisals on the Internet.: By ordering online, you receive automatic e-mail notifications that the request 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 you don't have to wonder whether the order was received.
Make sure that the subject property data is accurate and complete.: There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to unnecessarily delay 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 from 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.
Are you letting us know up front any characteristics of the property that might make it unique?: Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. What takes time is analyzing how differing elements contribute 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 details of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition built on, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's susceptible to flooding. While these are things that we will find out on our own, knowing them early on makes your report arrive quicker.
Do the occupants know what to expect?: One of the most tedious tasks of the appraisal process is setting an inspection date with the current homeowner. Many homeowners are justifiably uneasy with the notion an unknown persons wants to come in their home, look around, and make copious notes. With the idea that it will increase the value, some homeowners think they need to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by. And will reschedule the inspection until they have cleaned.

Hearing from you -- a person they have been working with on their loan -- some 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 likely decrease the time it takes to inspect a home. Our website has several pages of relevant information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your clients. They can even call us if they want to become familiar with the staff and our services. And tell them it's to their advantage to set the appointment without delay!
Why not our website as a resource 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 is available instantly to you online. It's never been easier to track your report's status.