Five Hints for Faster Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. Often, it seems, appraisers are asked to include extra information or have steps added to their research. All of this is to ensure their client receives the best analysis possible. To keep up with the continuously changing requirements, Mike Noble Appraisals is always researching additional tools and tweaking processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our customers. At Mike Noble Appraisals we know that time is important to everybody, so below are some things you can do to accelerate the process whenever you order an appraisal from Mike Noble Appraisals:

Are you ordering appraisals online? When you order online, you automatically receive e-mail confirmations that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip single-handedly will save the most time! No longer do we have to re-key information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether the order was received.
Are you providing complete and accurate information about the subject property? Being just one number off on the street address can really unnecessarily slow down an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name is great information to include with the request. 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.


	You're always free to contact us if you have any questions about your property or an assignment we're working on for you.

Let us know up front of the property's distinct characteristics. It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter house. What takes time is analyzing how unique features add 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 details of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's predisposed to flooding. These are things we'll find out on our own anyway, and knowing them early on is likely to make your report arrive sooner.
Do the occupants know what to expect? Confirming an appointment with the homeowner can be one of the most tedious parts in the appraisal process. Some homeowners are clearly uneasy with the fact that a stranger wants to come in their house, look around, and take numerous notes. Many commonly think they ought to make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection, with the idea that will make the house appraise for more money . So they reschedule the inspection until the house is cleaned.

Hearing it directly from you -- a trusted party with whom they already have a business relationship -- a little info about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't increase their home's value one bit, will help move the process along for everyone. Our website has several pages of helpful information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your clients. Have them call us if they want to become familiar with our staff and services. And tell them it benefits them to set the appointment as soon as possible!
Our website is a great resource for keeping tabs on 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 to you online. There's no faster way to keep track of the status of your report.