From time to time you may want to transfer an appraisal report from one computer to another. Perhaps you’re headed home for the weekend and want to work on a file from the house, or maybe you are collaborating with a trainee appraiser on a file. Using e-mail might seem like the best option, but […]
We've had such a great response to our tips on the WinTOTAL and TOTAL's Side-by-Side Comps view that we've combined the best tips of the series into one, and added a few new items as well.
One of the main benefits of having an actual side-by-side comps view in your software is how easily you can move, compare, and manipulate your grid data as you fill out the report.
Does your client require you to log into their website to deliver your UAD reports? How many minutes do you spend manually saving out your XMLs and then manually logging into their site to upload them?
How many times have you been working on a Drive-by appraisal and the client calls you back and changes it to a full 1004 appraisal? If you’re not using WinTOTAL or TOTAL, you might have to start a whole other report just to get the new form, or you could end up with two major […]
Are your reports snowed under with sticky notes? Some of you write notes to yourselves; others give feedback to trainee appraisers. In addition to being messy, you run the risk of losing these notes, which can often be a violation of USPAP.
Are you still using the standard Fannie and Freddie forms for all your non-lender jobs? a la mode’s exclusive series of General Purpose forms lets you set yourself apart from the crowd and provide something new and more useful to attorneys, homeowners, real estate agents, and CPAs.
Has a client ever sent you a PDF document, like a copy of the contract, that you need to include as a page in the report? If you use anything other than WinTOTAL or TOTAL, you're probably used to a manual process of printing the document out of your e-mail and then scanning it back […]
Do you still grab your physical calculator when doing reports? WinTOTAL and TOTAL have a built-in math calculator, accessible in the Tools menu, which can save you time in three distinct ways:
