A Few Suggestions for Faster Turn Times

Appraising is an always changing profession. Each year, it seems, appraisers are asked to include more information or have steps added to their appraisal process. All of this is to guarantee the end user is presented with the best data to be had. To keep up with the continuously changing requirements, Greater Orlando Appraisal Assoc., Inc. is always researching additional tools and tweaking processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. At Greater Orlando Appraisal Assoc., Inc. we know that time is important to everybody, so we've listed some things you can do to lower turn times on any appraisals ordered from Greater Orlando Appraisal Assoc., Inc..

Order your appraisals on the Internet.: When you order online, you get 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! No longer do we have to retype information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether we received the order.
Complete and accurate subject property data is essential.: 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 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.
Are you telling us up front any elements of the property that might make it distinct?: It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter home. What takes time is analyzing how unique characteristics contribute 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 features of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's predisposed to flooding. These are things we'd find out on our own anyway, and knowing them early on makes your report arrive faster.
Let the homeowner know what to expect.: Confirming an appointment with the homeowner can be one of the most inefficient tasks in the appraisal process. Many homeowners are understandably uncomfortable with the notion a stranger wants to come in their home, look around, and make abundant notes. Many commonly think they have to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by, thinking that will increase the appraised value. So they reschedule the inspection until they can get around to cleaning.

Coming from you -- a person they've been working with on their loan -- a little info about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't affect their home's value one little bit, and likely shorten the appraisal inspection time. I encourage you to point your customers to our website, where we have several pages of relevant information for homeowners and others describing the appraisal process. Tell them to call us if they want to meet the staff and learn more about our services. And tell them it's to their benefit to set the appointment without delay!
Easily keep tabs on the status of your report on our website.: 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 can be viewed instantly online. It's never been easier to track your report's status.