Faster Appraisals 

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What will happen the day of the inspection?

We can do hyper quick appraisals.    Let us know how fast you need the report. 

Help us go even faster by doing the following:

Order appraisals online.  You will get an immediate email confirming our receipt of the the order, and company owner & Sacramento appraiser Scott Burton gets both an email and a PDA text message  immediately with each online order. Ordering your appraisals online saves time since we don't have to retype property & your information from a fax.

Provide complete property & borrower information.  Accurate information helps us identify the property quickly without extra phone calls/emails to you.   Make sure your contact information/email address is 100% correct & clear on the order form.    We have found that cell phone numbers are the easiest way to contact the occupant/access person.

Describe any known unique features:  such as major additions, inlaw/guest units, new pools & landscaping, fixer properties.  Unique features contribute or detract from value in more complex ways and take more time to analyze and to find appropriate comparables, so please describe any such features on your order form.  We will find out on our own anyway, but knowing about them early saves us time and allows your report to be completed more rapidly.

Tell the occupants/owner about the day of the inspection:  

Inform owner/occupant that we will be calling to set up an appointment immediately. The appraiser will:

• Be at the property between 30-60 minutes, depending on the complexity.
• Look briefly into each room, take interior & exterior photos.
• Measure the home from the outside (upstairs inside). 
• Ask the owner, as applicable, about any upgrades that may not be apparent.  We welcome any list of of upgrades completed or other owner input.
• Collect a payment (cash/check/credit card), unless other payment arrangements have been made.
• (For FHA appraisals only) - test certain mechanical equipment & view crawl space/ attic.

Does the home have to be pefectly clean?

No!  Of course, the cleaner & less cluttered the property, the better the photographs will present to the lender & users of the appraisal.  However, we are used to looking past any deferred cleaning and personal possessions.   We are only looking at the materials & condition of the home, imagining that it is empty of personal possessions.  

***Please advise the occupant to secure all dogs.