Some Steps to Quicker Turn Times

Appraising is an always changing profession. Often, it seems, appraisers are asked to offer extra information or have steps added to their data gathering. All of this is to guarantee the end user is presented with the best data possible. In order to stay current with the continuously changing requirements, Weaver Appraisal Group is constantly seeking new tools and tweaking processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. Since Weaver Appraisal Group knows that time is important to everyone, we've listed some items you can do to hasten the process on any appraisals ordered with Weaver Appraisal Group.

Are you ordering appraisals online?: When you order online, you automatically receive e-mail notifications that the request was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip alone will save the most time! No longer do we have to manually enter information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether we got the request.
Complete and accurate subject property information is key.: Being just one number off on the street address can really 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 area sales is welcome — remember, however, that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may be different from yours.
Are you letting us know up front any elements of the property that might make it distinct?: Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how unique 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 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 would find out on our own anyway, and knowing them as early as possible will likely make your report arrive sooner.
Be sure the homeowner knows the the plan.: One of the most tedious parts of the appraisal process is setting an appointment with the current homeowner. We understand that a homeowner may be uncomfortable with an outsider inspecting every corner of their home, taking photos, and making lots of notes. With the belief that it will increase the value, some homeowners feel they have to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by. So they delay the inspection until it is cleaned.

Hearing it directly from you -- a person they are working with on their loan -- a little knowledge about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't increase their home's value one little bit, and can decrease the appraisal inspection time. Please feel free to point them to this website, where we have lots of pages of relevant information for homeowners as well as others regarding the appraisal process. Have them call us if they want to become familiar with the staff and our services. Remind them it's to their benefit to set the appointment quickly!
Why not our website as a resource to verify the status of your report?: 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 is available to you online. It's never been faster and easier to track the status of your report.