Five Steps to Swifter Turn Times

Appraising is an always changing profession. On a regular basis, it seems, appraisers are asked to offer additional information or have steps added to their appraisal process. They do this extra work to guarantee the end user gets the best information available. To stay current with the always changing requirements, Casey R. Brossette is continuously testing additional tools and improving processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our customers. Since Casey R. Brossette knows that time is important to everyone, we've listed a few tips you can do to accelerate the process when you order an appraisal from Casey R. Brossette.

Order your appraisals on the Internet.: With online ordering, you automatically get e-mail confirmations that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. Ordering online is the single biggest time saver available to both of us! No longer do we 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?: Having just one number incorrect on the street address can really add unnecessary time to an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name are great data to pass long with your assignment. Even a list of recent area sales is welcome — though be advised that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours might differ from yours.
Are you letting us know up front any elements of the property that might make it distinct?: Cookie-cutter homes are relatively easy to appraise. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how unique features 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 elements 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. While these are things that we will find out on our own, knowing them sooner will likely make your report arrive faster.
Let the occupants know what to expect.: One of the most time consuming parts of the appraisal process is setting an appointment with the current homeowner. Some current homeowners are understandably uneasy with the thought an unknown persons wants to come in their house, look around, and make abundant notes. One common belief is that they must make the place spotless before the inspection, with the belief that will increase the appraised value. So they reschedule the appointment until they have cleaned.

Hearing from you -- the person they've been working with on their loan -- some knowledge about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't change their home's value one little bit, and can decrease the time it takes to inspect a home. Our website has numerous pages of helpful information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your customers. They can even call us if they want to meet our staff and learn more about our services. Remind them it benefits them to set the appointment soon!
Are you using our website as a resource to follow your report's status?: No more phone and fax tag. Up-to-the-minute status updates are available online, anytime, 24/7. As we complete each important milestone in an assignment, that information is instantly available to you online. It's never been easier and faster to track your report's status.