Five Tips for Shorter Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. Commonly, it seems, appraisers are asked to present additional information or have steps added to their data gathering. All to ensure their client is presented with the best information possible. To keep up with the continuously changing requirements, Carolina Market Value, LLC is always seeking new tools and tweaking processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for quickly. At Carolina Market Value, LLC we know that time is important to everybody, so below are some items you can do to trim turn times on any appraisals ordered from Carolina Market Value, LLC.

Order your appraisals online.: 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 we received the order.
Make sure that the subject property information is accurate and complete.: There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to add unnecessary time to an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name is great information to include with the assignment. 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 be different from yours.
Are you letting us know up front any features of the property that might make it unique?: It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter home. What takes time is analyzing how details unique to a property contribute to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. When ordering your report, let us know if there are unique features of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition put on, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's predisposed to flooding. These are things we'll find out on our own anyway, and knowing them as early as possible will likely make your report arrive faster.
Be sure the occupants know the the plan.: One of the most inefficient tasks of the appraisal process is setting an inspection date with the occupants of the home. We understand that a homeowner may be uncomfortable with an outsider looking in every corner of their home, taking photos, and making copious notes. Thinking that it will increase the value, a few homeowners feel they need to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by. So they delay the appointment until they can get around to cleaning.

Hearing from you -- a person they've been working with on their loan -- a short explanation about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't increase their home's value one little bit, and can 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. I encourage you to share it with your clients. Encourage them to call us if they want to become familiar with our staff and services. Remind them it benefits them to set the appointment quickly!
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 we complete each important milestone in an assignment, that information can be viewed instantly online. There's no faster or easier way to track your report's status.