A Few Steps to Swifter Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. On a regular basis, it seems, appraisers are asked to supply additional information or have steps added to their research. All of this is to ensure the end user is presented with the best data possible. In order to keep up with the continuously changing requirements, Pinkston Valuation Services is constantly testing new tools and tweaking processes in order to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. At Pinkston Valuation Services we know that time is important to everybody, so we've listed a few items you can do to trim turn times on any appraisals you order with Pinkston Valuation Services.

Order your appraisals online.: When you order online, you automatically get e-mail acknowledgements that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This is the single biggest time saver available to both of us! No longer do we have to manually enter information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether we got the order.
Are you providing complete and accurate information 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 in the area — remember, however, that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
Be sure to let us know about the unique elements of this property.: Cookie-cutter homes are relatively easy to appraise. What takes time is analyzing how features unique to a property contribute to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. At the time you order your report, be sure to let us know if there are unique details of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's prone to flooding. These are things we will find out on our own anyway, and knowing them as early as possible makes your report arrive faster.
Are you making the occupants of the home aware of what to expect?: One of the most tedious tasks of the appraisal process is setting an inspection date with the current homeowner. Many current homeowners are understandably apprehensive with the fact an unknown persons wants to come in their house, look around, and make copious notes. One common belief is that they need to make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection, having the thought that will increase the value. And will choose to not schedule the appraisal inspection until they have cleaned.

Hearing from you -- someone they've been working with on their loan -- a short explanation about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't change their home's value one little bit, and likely decrease the time it takes to inspect a home. Please feel free to point your clients to this website, where we have lots of pages of relevant information for homeowners as well as others about the appraisal process. They can even call us if they want to meet our staff and learn more about our services. Remind them it's to their advantage to set the appointment soon!
Use our website to keep tabs on 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 we complete each important milestone in an assignment, that information can be viewed instantly online. There's no easier way to track your report's status.