Some Tips for Quicker Turn Times

The appraisal profession is evolving at all times. Each year, it seems, appraisers are asked to offer more information or have steps added to their appraisal process. They do this extra work to guarantee their client is presented with the best data possible. In order to stay current with the continuously changing requirements, REVARI (Real Estate Valuation and Research Inc.) is continuously seeking new tools and tweaking processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our clients. Since REVARI (Real Estate Valuation and Research Inc.) knows that time is important to everyone, here are a handful of items you can do to accelerate the process whenever you order an appraisal with REVARI (Real Estate Valuation and Research Inc.).

Are you ordering appraisals online?: With online ordering, you automatically receive e-mail acknowledgements that the request was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. It's the single biggest time saver available to both of us! 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 add unnecessary time to 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 — though be advised that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
Be sure to let us know about the property's distinct details.: It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter home. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how unique characteristics add 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 characteristics of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's predisposed to flooding. These are things we will find out on our own anyway, and knowing them as soon as possible makes your report arrive more quickly.
Did you make the occupants of the home aware of what to expect?: Setting an appointment with the homeowner can be one of the most time consuming steps in the appraisal process. Many homeowners are justifiably uncomfortable with the notion an outsider wants to come in their house, look around, and make abundant notes. With the idea that it will increase the value, many homeowners think they should make the place spotless before the inspection. And will reschedule the inspection until they have cleaned.

Coming from you -- a person they've been working with on their loan -- a little bit 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 go a long way toward trimming the time it takes to inspect a home. Our website has many 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's to their advantage to set the appointment as quickly as possible!
Our website is a great resource for keeping tabs on 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. There's no easier way to keep track of your report's status.