A Few Hints for Quicker Turn Times

The appraisal profession is evolving constantly. Every year, it seems, appraisers are asked to supply extra information or have steps added to their process. All of this is to ensure the end user receives the best data available. In order to keep up with the always changing requirements, Mavericks Real Estate Group is always seeking additional tools and improving processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for in less time. At Mavericks Real Estate Group we know that time is important to everybody, so we've listed some things you can do to speed up the process on any appraisals ordered with Mavericks Real Estate Group.

Are you ordering appraisals online?

By ordering online, you automatically get e-mail acknowledgements 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 retype information from a fax, and nor will you wonder whether the order was received.

Make sure that the subject property information is accurate and complete.

There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to unnecessarily slow down an appraisal assignment. Unique identifiers like a tax parcel number, plat map number, or subdivision name are great data to include with the assignment. We even welcome lists of recent sales in the area — remember, however, that professional appraisers must always do their own due diligence on comparable sales, and ours might differ from yours.

You're always free to call us at if you have any questions about your property or an appraisal we're working on for you.

Let us know up front of the property's distinct elements.

Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how differing details contribute to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. Let us know up front when you order your report if there are unique details of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's recently had an addition built on, it's subject to zoning restrictions, it's susceptible to flooding. While these are things that we will find out on our own, knowing them early on will likely make your report arrive more quickly.

Did you make the occupants of the home aware of what to expect?

Confirming an inspection time and date with the homeowner can be one of the most time consuming tasks in the appraisal process. We understand that a homeowner may be apprehensive with an outsider looking in every corner of their home, taking photos, and making abundant notes. A common belief is that they have to make the place spotless before the appraiser comes by, thinking that will increase the value. So they reschedule the appraisal inspection until the house is cleaned.

Hearing it directly from you -- a person they have been working with on their loan -- some knowledge about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't make it more likely their sale will close, and likely shorten the appraisal inspection time. I encourage you to point them to our website, where we have many pages of helpful information for homeowners and others about the appraisal process. They can even call us if they want to become familiar with the staff and our services. And tell them it's to their benefit to set the appointment as quickly as possible!

Easily track 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 instantly to you online. It's never been faster to track the status of your report.