A Few Hints for Quicker Turn Times

The appraisal profession is continuously evolving. On a regular basis, it seems, appraisers are asked to provide extra information or have steps added to their research - all to ensure the end user receives the most useful analysis that can be achieved. In order to keep up with the continuously changing requirements, Jensen Appraisals Inc is constantly seeking additional tools and tweaking processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for more effectively. At Jensen Appraisals Inc we know that time is important to everybody, so we've listed a few items you can do to reduce turn times on any appraisals ordered from Jensen Appraisals Inc:

  1. Are you ordering appraisals online? When you order online, you automatically get e-mail confirmations that the assignment was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. Ordering online 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 the order was received.

  2. Are you providing complete and accurate data about the subject property? There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to unnecessarily interrupt an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name are helpful data to pass along with the assignment. We even welcome lists of recent sales from the area — though be advised that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.

    3. If you have any questions about your property or a job we're working on for you, you're always welcome to call us at 561-625-6933

  3. Are you telling us up front any details of the property that might make it unique? It's relatively easy to appraise a cookie-cutter home. What takes time is analyzing how unique details add to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. Let us know up front when ordering your report if there are unique details 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. These are things we'd find out on our own anyway, and knowing them sooner makes your report arrive without delay.

  4. Let the occupants know what to expect. One of the most inefficient steps of the appraisal process is confirming an appointment with the occupants of the home. Some current homeowners are understandably apprehensive with the idea that an outsider wants to come in their house, look around, and make numerous notes. A common belief is that they have to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by, with the notion that will increase the appraised value . So they reschedule the appointment until it is cleaned.

    Coming from you -- a trusted party with whom they already have a business relationship -- a little bit 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 useful information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your clients. Tell them to call us if they want to become familiar with the staff and our services. And tell them it's to their advantage to set the appointment soon!

  5. Easily keep tabs on 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 to keep track of the status of your report.