Some Steps to Quicker Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. Each year, it seems, appraisers are asked to include extra information or have steps added to their data gathering. All of this is to guarantee the end user is presented with the most useful information that can be achieved. In order to keep up with the always changing requirements, Conley Real Estate Appraisals, Inc. is always acquiring additional tools and improving processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our customers. Since Conley Real Estate Appraisals, Inc. knows that time is important to everyone, here are some tips you can do to hasten the process on any appraisals you order with Conley Real Estate Appraisals, Inc.:

Are you ordering appraisals online? When you order online, you get automatic e-mail confirmations that the request was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip alone will save the most time! 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 information about the subject property? Having just one number incorrect 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 good information to include with the request. We even welcome lists of recent sales from 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.


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

Let us know up front of the property's distinct elements. Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how unique characteristics 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 built on, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's susceptible to flooding. These are things we'll find out on our own anyway, and knowing them as early as possible makes your report arrive more quickly.
Set proper expectations with the homeowner. One of the most time consuming parts of the appraisal process is confirming an inspection date with the occupants of the home. Many current homeowners are justifiably apprehensive with the notion that an unknown persons wants to come in their home, look around, and make copious notes. Under the belief that it will make the house appraise higher, a few homeowners believe they have to make the place spotless before the inspection . So they put off the appointment until they can get around to cleaning.

Hearing from you -- a trusted party with whom they are already working -- some info 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. Please feel free to point your customers to our website, where we have multiple pages of relevant information for homeowners as well as others regarding the appraisal process. Encourage them to call us if they want to become familiar with our staff and services. Remind them it's in their interest to set the appointment promptly!
Our website is a great resource for verifying the status of your report. No more phone and fax tag. Up-to-the-minute status updates are available online, anytime, 24/7. As each important milestone in an assignment is completed, that information can be viewed instantly online. It's never been easier to track your report's status.