5 Steps to Quicker Turn Times

The appraisal profession is constantly evolving. Every year, it seems, appraisers are asked to provide additional information or have steps added to their appraisal process - all to guarantee the end user gets the most useful data that can be achieved. In order to keep up with the always changing requirements, Desert Sky Appraisers is continuously seeking new tools and tweaking processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our clients. At Desert Sky Appraisers we know that time is important to everybody, so we've listed a handful of items you can do to speed up the process each time you order an appraisal from Desert Sky Appraisers:

Order your appraisals electronically. By ordering online, you automatically receive e-mail acknowledgements that the order was received, and fast, secure .PDF format report delivery. This tip single-handedly will save the most time! We don't have to retype information from a fax, and you don't have to wonder whether the order was received.
Are you providing complete and accurate information about the subject property? 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. We even welcome lists of recent sales in the area — however, remember that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.


	If you have any questions about your property or an assignment we're working on for you, feel free to call us at 480-361-9493

Tell us up front of the property's unique elements. Cookie-cutter homes 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. At the time you order your report, be sure to 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 prone to flooding. While these are things that we will find out on our own, knowing them as soon as possible makes your report arrive quicker.
Let the occupants know what to expect. One of the most inefficient steps of the appraisal process is setting an appointment with the homeowner. Many current homeowners are clearly uneasy with the notion that an unknown persons wants to come in their house, look around, and make copious notes. Thinking that it will increase the value, a few homeowners believe they ought to make the place spotless before the appraisal inspection . So they put off the appointment until it is cleaned.

Hearing from you -- a trusted party with whom they are already working -- 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. Please feel free to point them to our website, where we have several pages of useful information for homeowners and others describing the appraisal process. Have them call us if they want to familiarize themselves with our staff and services. Remind them it's to their benefit to set the appointment promptly!
Our website is a great resource for verifying 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 can be viewed instantly online. It's never been easier to keep track of the status of your report.