Are you moving to a new computer? Do you want TOTAL to perform like it did on the old machine? Exact can do this for you. First, make sure your Exact is installed on the new computer. Then after just six clicks, voila!, your QuickLists, contacts, user settings, comps database, and digital signature are downloaded […]
If you’re using FEMA to get flood maps for your appraisal — you’re wasting time. What’s shocking is how long it takes to get a map from FEMA.gov versus adding an InterFlood map straight out of the TOTAL system. Watch the video below to see exactly how using an InterFlood map from TOTAL is the […]
In the clipboard-and-paper process, you learned to keep your written comments brief, and to-the-point while you were in the field. You took good notes, but you often didn’t take the time to write out multiple paragraphs for comments on your clipboards – that was for later, back in the office when you could type and […]
With our newest TOTAL update, we’ve put a lot of focus on making it easier than ever to manage your QuickLists. From adding a toolbar to give you easy access to options and settings, to giving you control over which QuickLists items are displayed, you'll love the new features. Here are 5 ways you can […]
Guest post from Andy Arledge, creator of the Appraiser Genie. Andy has over 30 years of experience in real estate, working as a salesman, a real estate broker, and an appraiser. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, he owned and developed custom software for the largest property management company in West Texas. He’s a […]
Guest post from Brandon Reich, an appraiser, owner of Choice Valuation, PLLC and creator of TrendSheet 4 and Spark. You can find TrendSheet 4 and Spark in the TOTAL Store. We launched Spark nine months ago with great reviews and feedback but one thing that held some appraisers back was the lack of integration with […]
This is a guest post from Andy Steffen, an appraiser for the last 15 years and founder of Synchpin. Check out Synchin in the TOTAL store here. Synchpin was designed by appraisers for appraisers, to provide a user-friendly system to track and schedule appraisal assignments, while also avoiding redundant data entry. With Synchpin, appraisers can […]
A DISTO™ is one of the most beneficial tools for an appraiser looking to go mobile. It makes measuring properties easier and faster, and when paired with TOTAL for Mobile, it can help your business go totally paperless. But you may be skeptical to take the leap from your old-school tape measure and clipboard – […]
Scott Goforth has been with us since 1995, and over the years one of his favorite features of a la mode software has been Vault. Scott now has over 20,000 files safely tucked away in the Vault in case he, or one of his employees should ever need them on a whim. Why is Vault […]
Unfortunately, in the world we live in, power surges are possible. And it’s also possible for you to lose all of your work on an appraisal report if you don’t have the proper protection during a surge. All the time we hear customers say that they lost hours of work on a report in TOTAL […]
