A Few Steps to Swifter Turn Times

The appraisal profession is always evolving. On a regular basis, it seems, appraisers are asked to offer extra information or have steps added to their appraisal process. They do this additional work to ensure the end user has the best information to be had. In order to keep up with the constantly changing requirements, Cubed Services, Inc. is continuously seeking new tools and improving processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for you. Since Cubed Services, Inc. knows that time is important to everyone, we've listed some items you can do to decrease turn times on any appraisals ordered with Cubed Services, Inc..

Are you ordering appraisals online?: With online ordering, you automatically get e-mail notifications 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! We don't have to retype information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether the order was received.
Complete and accurate subject property information is crucial.: There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to add unnecessary time to an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name is good information to include with your assignment. Even a list of recent sales from the area is welcome — remember, however, that professional appraisers are lawfully required to do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours may differ from yours.
Tell us up front of the property's distinct characteristics.: 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. Let us know up front when ordering your report if there are unique characteristics of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition built on, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's predisposed to flooding. While these are things that we'd find out on our own, knowing them as early as possible is likely to make your report arrive more quickly.
Did you make the occupants of the home aware of what to expect?: Confirming an appointment with the homeowner can be one of the most time consuming parts in the appraisal process. Many current homeowners are clearly apprehensive with the fact an outsider wants to come in their home, look around, and take copious notes. With the notion that it will make the house appraise higher, many homeowners feel they ought to make the place spotless before the inspection. And will delay the appraisal inspection until they can get around to cleaning.

Coming directly from you -- someone they are working with on their loan -- a little information about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't affect their home's value one little bit, and likely shorten the time it takes to inspect a home. I encourage you to point your customers to this website, where we have multiple pages of relevant information for homeowners as well as others about the appraisal process. They can even call us if they want to become familiar with our staff and services. And tell them it benefits them to set the appointment as quickly as possible!
Easily verify 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 each important milestone in an assignment is completed, that information is available to you online. It's never been easier to keep track of your report's status.