A Few Hints for Swifter Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. On a regular basis, it seems, appraisers are asked to supply more information or have steps added to their process. All of this is to ensure the end user is presented with the best data available. To keep up with the constantly changing requirements, 2Vets Appraisals LLC is constantly seeking new tools and improving processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. Since 2Vets Appraisals LLC knows that time is important to everyone, below are a handful of tips you can do to hasten the process when you order an appraisal from 2Vets Appraisals LLC.

Order your appraisals on the Internet.: When you order online, you automatically get e-mail acknowledgements that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This 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 we received the order.
Complete and accurate subject property information is key.: Having just one number incorrect on the street address can really 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 in the area — remember, however, that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
Be sure to tell us about the property's distinct details.: Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how features unique to a property 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 characteristics of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition built on, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's predisposed 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.
Do the occupants know what to expect?: Confirming an appointment with the homeowner can be one of the most time consuming steps in the appraisal process. We understand that a homeowner may be uncomfortable with a stranger looking in every corner of their home, taking pictures, and making lots of notes. Many commonly think they have to make the place spotless before the inspection, having the thought that will make the house appraise for more money. So they delay the inspection until they can get around to cleaning.

Hearing it directly from you -- a person they have been working with on their loan -- a little info 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 appraisal inspection time. Our website has numerous 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 familiarize themselves with the staff and our services. And tell them it's to their benefit to set the appointment as soon as possible!
Easily verify the status of your report on our website.: 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. It's never been easier to track your report's status.