5 Suggestions for Shorter Turn Times
Appraising is an always changing profession. Each year, it seems, appraisers are asked to offer more information or have steps added to their research. They do this additional work to guarantee the end user is presented with the most useful analysis that can be achieved. In order to stay current with the continuously changing requirements, Kenny Furuya Appraisal Services is continuously seeking new tools and tweaking processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our clients. At Kenny Furuya Appraisal Services we know that time is important to everybody, so below are some tips you can do to lessen turn times on any appraisals ordered from Kenny Furuya Appraisal Services:
- 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 tip single-handedly will save the most time! We don't have to retype information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether we received the order.
- Verify that the subject property information 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. Even a list of recent sales from the area is welcome — though be advised that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
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If you have any questions about your property or an assignment we're working on for you, don't hesitate to call us at 310-821-1043 |
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- Tell us up front of the property's unique elements. Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. What takes time is analyzing how unique details contribute to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. When ordering your report, let us know if there are unique elements of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's susceptible to flooding. While these are things that we will find out on our own, knowing them sooner makes your report arrive faster.
- Does the homeowner know what to expect? One of the most time consuming tasks of the appraisal process is setting an appointment with the current homeowner. Some current homeowners are clearly uneasy with the fact that an outsider wants to come in their home, look around, and make copious notes. With the belief that it will increase the appraised value, many homeowners think they must make the place spotless before the inspection and will reschedule the appointment until they can get around to cleaning.
Hearing it directly 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. Our website has lots of pages of helpful information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your clients. Encourage them to call us if they want to meet our staff and learn more about our services. And tell them it's to their benefit to set the appointment without delay!
- Our website is a great resource for following your report's status. 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 faster to keep track of the status of your report.
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