Some Steps to Faster Turn Times

Appraising is a constantly changing profession. On a regular basis, it seems, appraisers are asked to present extra information or have steps added to their process. They do this extra work to ensure their client receives the most useful analysis possible. To stay current with the always changing requirements, The Eby Group (615) 423-5190 is constantly seeking new tools and tweaking processes to increase efficiency so we can do more work for our clients. Since The Eby Group (615) 423-5190 knows that time is important to everyone, we've listed a couple of items you can do to accelerate the process every time you order an appraisal from The Eby Group (615) 423-5190:


  1. Are you ordering appraisals online? When you order online, you automatically receive e-mail confirmations that the order 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 nor will you wonder whether the order was received.

  2. Complete and accurate subject property data is essential. There's nothing like being one number off on the street address to unnecessarily interrupt 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 might differ from yours.

    3. If you have any questions about your property or a job we're working on for you, feel free to call us at (615) 423-5190

  3. Be sure to let us know about the property's unique features. Cookie-cutter houses are relatively easy to appraise. Most of an appraiser's time is spent analyzing how details unique to a property add to or detract from what otherwise would be a property's market value. When you order your report, let us know if there are unique features of the home or surrounding area -- for example, it's had a recent addition constructed, it's subject to zoning restrictions, and it's susceptible to flooding. These are things we'll find out on our own anyway, and knowing them as soon as possible makes your report arrive earlier.

  4. Does the homeowner know what to expect? Confirming an inspection time and date with the homeowner can be one of the most tedious steps in the appraisal process. It's understandable for a homeowner to be uncomfortable with an outsider looking in every square foot of their home, taking photos, and making numerous notes. One common belief is that they must make the place spotless before the inspection, with the idea that will increase the appraised value . So they reschedule the appointment until it is cleaned.

    Coming directly from you -- a trusted party with whom they already have a business relationship -- some info about the appraisal process, who we are, and especially that dusting and polishing won't change their home's value one bit, will help move the process along for everyone. Our website has numerous pages of helpful information about the appraisal process for homeowners. Please feel free to share it with your customers. Have them call us if they want to meet the staff and learn more about our services. Remind them it's to their advantage to set the appointment quickly!

  5. Our website is a great resource for keeping 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 each important milestone in an assignment is completed, that information is available instantly to you online. There's no easier way to keep track of the status of your report.