Some Suggestions for Quicker Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. Every year, it seems, appraisers are asked to present additional information or have steps added to their data gathering. All to ensure their client gets the best information possible. In order to stay current with the continuously changing requirements, AAAnderson Associates Inc. is constantly seeking new tools and improving processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for quickly. Since AAAnderson Associates Inc. knows that time is important to everyone, we've listed some items you can do to trim turn times on any appraisals you order from AAAnderson Associates Inc..

Always order your appraisals on the Internet.: By ordering online, you receive automatic e-mail notifications that the assignment was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. Ordering online is 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 received the request.
Confirm that the subject property data is accurate and complete.: There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to unnecessarily slow down 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.
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 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 elements of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition built on, 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 early on makes your report arrive without delay.
Do the occupants know what to expect?: Confirming an inspection time and date with the homeowner can be one of the most inefficient steps in the appraisal process. Some homeowners are clearly apprehensive with the idea an unknown persons wants to come in their house, look around, and make copious notes. One common belief is that they must make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection, thinking that will increase the appraised value. So they delay the inspection until they can get around to cleaning.

Coming directly from you -- a person they have been working with on their loan -- a short explanation about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't make it more likely their sale will close, and can shorten the time it takes to inspect a home. Please feel free to point them to this website, where we have multiple pages of helpful information for homeowners as well as others regarding the appraisal process. Tell them to call us if they want to meet the staff and learn more about our services. And tell them it's in their interest to set the appointment promptly!
Our website is a great resource for following 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 can be viewed instantly online. There's no faster or easier way to keep track of your report's status.