5 Tips for Faster Turn Times

The appraisal profession is evolving continuously. On a regular basis, it seems, appraisers are asked to provide additional information or have steps added to their research. All of this is to ensure their client gets the most useful information possible. In order to stay current with the always changing requirements, Hubbard & Associates Appraisal, Inc. is always acquiring additional tools and improving processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. At Hubbard & Associates Appraisal, Inc. we know that time is important to everybody, so we've listed some items you can do to hasten the process on any appraisals ordered from Hubbard & Associates Appraisal, Inc.:

Are you ordering appraisals online? When you order online, you receive automatic e-mail confirmations that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip single-handedly will save the most time! No longer do we have to manually enter information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether we received the request.
Are you providing complete and accurate information about the subject property? There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to unnecessarily slow down an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name are great data to pass along with your request. 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 be different from yours.


	If you have any questions about your property or an assignment we're working on for you, you're always welcome to call us at (602) 697-5283

Let us know up front of the property's distinct elements. It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter home. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how elements unique to a property contribute 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 characteristics of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and 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 faster.
Set proper expectations with the occupants. Setting an appointment with the homeowner can be one of the most tedious parts in the appraisal process. It's understandable for a homeowner to be apprehensive with a stranger inspecting every square foot of their home, taking photos, and making copious notes. With the idea that it will make the house appraise for more money, many homeowners believe they must make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by . So they put off the inspection until the house is cleaned.

Coming from you -- a trusted party with whom they are already working -- some knowledge 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. Our website has several pages of useful information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your customers. Advise them to call us if they want to familiarize themselves with the staff and our services. Remind them it's in their interest to set the appointment soon!
Easily follow the status of your report on our website. 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. It's never been easier and faster to keep track of your report's status.