Five Tips for Quicker Turn Times

The appraisal profession is constantly evolving. Commonly, it seems, appraisers are asked to include additional information or have steps added to their data gathering. All of this is to ensure the end user gets the most useful information that can be achieved. In order to keep up with the continuously changing requirements, Jordan-Appraisal is always acquiring additional tools and improving processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. Since Jordan-Appraisal knows that time is important to everyone, we've listed a couple of things you can do to accelerate the process when you order an appraisal from Jordan-Appraisal:

Order your appraisals electronically. By ordering online, you get automatic e-mail acknowledgements that the assignment 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 retype information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether we got the order.
Complete and accurate subject property information is crucial. Having just one number incorrect on the street address can really 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 in the area — though be advised that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may be different from yours.


	If you have any questions about your property or a job we're working on for you, don't hesitate to contact us

Tell us up front of the property's unique elements. Cookie-cutter homes are relatively easy to appraise. What takes time is analyzing how differing elements add to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. Let us know up front when you order your report if there are unique details of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's susceptible to flooding. While these are things that we will find out on our own, knowing them as soon as possible will likely make your report arrive earlier.
Are you making the occupants of the home aware of what to expect? Confirming an appointment with the homeowner can be one of the most inefficient tasks in the appraisal process. It's understandable for a homeowner to be uncomfortable with an unknown person inspecting every square foot of their home, taking photos, and making lots of notes. One common belief is that they need to make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection, with the idea that will increase the value and will reschedule the appointment until they can get around to cleaning.

Coming from you -- a trusted party with whom they already have a business relationship -- a little bit about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't make a significant difference in their home's value, will help move the process along for everyone. I encourage you to point them to this website, where we have many pages of helpful information for homeowners and others regarding the appraisal process. Advise them to call us if they want to become familiar with the staff and our services. Remind them it benefits them to set the appointment without delay!
Our website is a great resource for tracking 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. It's never been faster and easier to keep track of the status of your report.