Some Hints for Quicker Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. Commonly, it seems, appraisers are asked to provide more information or have steps added to their data gathering. They do this extra work to ensure the end user receives the most useful information that can be achieved. In order to keep up with the continuously changing requirements, Mulcock Appraising is constantly testing new tools and tweaking processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for more efficiently. At Mulcock Appraising we know that time is important to everybody, so we've listed some things you can do to hasten the process on any appraisals ordered from Mulcock Appraising:

Order your appraisals online. With online ordering, you receive automatic e-mail confirmations that the assignment 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 the order was received.
Are you providing complete and accurate information about the subject property? Having just one number incorrect on the street address can really add unnecessary time to an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name is helpful information to pass along with your assignment. Even a list of recent area sales is welcome — however, remember that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may be different from yours.


	Feel free to call us at 8014873891 if you have any questions about your property or an assignment we're working on for you.

Are you letting us know up front any characteristics of the property that might make it distinct? It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter house. What takes time is analyzing how differing characteristics 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 characteristics of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's predisposed to flooding. These are things we will find out on our own anyway, and knowing them as soon as possible is likely to make your report arrive faster.
Be sure the occupants know the plan. Setting an appointment with the homeowner can be one of the most inefficient parts in the appraisal process. We understand that a homeowner may be apprehensive with a stranger looking in every corner of their home, taking photos, and making lots of notes. Having the thought that it will increase the appraised value, some homeowners think they ought to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by and will choose to not schedule the inspection until it is cleaned.

Hearing from you -- a trusted party with whom they already have a business relationship -- 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. They can even call us if they want to familiarize themselves with our staff and services. And tell them it's to their benefit to set the appointment quickly!
Use our website to follow your report's status. 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 each important milestone in an assignment is completed, that information can be viewed instantly online. There's no faster or easier way to track the status of your report.