Some Hints for Shorter Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. Regularly, it seems, appraisers are asked to offer additional information or have steps added to their data gathering. All to ensure the end user gets the best data to be had. In order to stay current with the always changing requirements, JWD Appraisal service LLC. is constantly testing additional tools and tweaking processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our customers. At JWD Appraisal service LLC. we know that time is important to everybody, so here are a few items you can do to speed up the process whenever you order an appraisal from JWD Appraisal service LLC..

Order your appraisals online.: With online ordering, you automatically receive e-mail acknowledgements 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 re-key information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether the order was received.
Make sure that the subject property information is accurate and complete.: Being just one number off on the street address can really unnecessarily interrupt 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 must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
Are you telling us up front any features 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. When you order your report, let us know if there are unique details of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition built on, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's prone to flooding. These are things we'd find out on our own anyway, and knowing them as soon as possible makes your report arrive without delay.
Be sure the homeowner knows the the plan.: One of the most time consuming tasks of the appraisal process is confirming an appointment with the current homeowner. It's understandable for a homeowner to be uneasy with a stranger looking in every square foot of their home, taking pictures, and making lots of notes. Under the belief that it will make the house appraise higher, a few homeowners feel they should make the place spotless before the inspection. So they reschedule the appraisal inspection until the house is cleaned.

Hearing it directly from you -- someone 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 likely shorten the time it takes to inspect a home. I encourage you to point your customers to this website, where we have several pages of helpful information for homeowners and others regarding the appraisal process. Tell them to call us if they want to become familiar with our staff and services. Remind them it benefits them to set the appointment soon!
Our website is a great resource for following 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 is available instantly to you online. There's no easier or faster way to track your report's status.