Five Suggestions for Swifter Turn Times

Appraising is an always changing profession. Often, it seems, appraisers are asked to offer extra information or have steps added to their process. All of this is to ensure the end user is presented with the best information that can be achieved. To stay current with the continuously changing requirements, King Valuations, Inc. is constantly researching additional tools and tweaking processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our customers. At King Valuations, Inc. we know that time is important to everybody, so below are a handful of items you can do to accelerate the process every time you order an appraisal from King Valuations, Inc.:

Order your appraisals on the Internet. By ordering online, you get automatic e-mail acknowledgements that the assignment was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip alone will save the most time! We don't have to retype information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether the order was received.
Are you providing complete and accurate data about the subject property? There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to add unnecessary time to 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 — however, remember that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.


	You're always free to call us at 404-786-9226 if you have any questions about your property or an assignment we're working on for you.

Let us know up front of the property's unique characteristics. 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. Let us know up front when you order your report if there are unique features of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition put on, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's susceptible to flooding. These are things we'd find out on our own anyway, and knowing them early on is likely to make your report arrive more quickly.
Be sure the occupants know the plan. One of the most inefficient tasks of the appraisal process is confirming an inspection date with the occupants of the home. It's understandable for a homeowner to be apprehensive with an outsider inspecting every corner of their home, taking photos, and making abundant notes. Having the thought that it will increase the appraised value, many homeowners feel they need to make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection . So they delay the appointment until the house is cleaned.

Hearing from you -- a trusted party with whom they are already working -- a little information 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 numerous pages of relevant information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your customers. Have them call us if they want to familiarize themselves with our staff and services. And tell them it's in their interest to set the appointment without delay!
Why not use our website as a resource to verify the status of your report? Phone and fax tag are a thing of the past with up-to-the-minute status updates 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.