Drag-and-drop comps
Rearranging comps can be a laborious process, sometimes involving toolbar menus, buttons, and pop-up windows. Instead, use TOTAL 2013 to quickly rearrange your comps the way you want.
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Importing photos with QuickStamp
TOTAL 2013’s QuickPix photos database lets you search for all the images you took of a certain property, so it’s important that you mark your photos with addresses when you import them. If you’re like most appraisers, you take multiple pictures of each property, so when importing into TOTAL 2013, use QuickStamp to streamline this […]
Using multiple monitors with TOTAL
Utilizing multiple monitors with your computer is one of the biggest productivity-boosting decisions customers tell us they’ve made. In a standard setup, you can have an appraisal open on one screen, e-mail on another, and some MLS details on another. Moving windows between screens is as easy as drag-and-drop.
Mileage Estimator for 2012 reports
Every appraiser should keep a detailed log of miles driven for assignments, but many appraisers find it tedious, and it often falls by the wayside. And even with written logs, it’s difficult to get costs per report.
More efficient E&O in TOTAL 2013
TOTAL 2013's new E&O PowerView puts the error-correction tools you need and trust in their own window, which is especially helpful for multiple-monitor setups.
Line-item UAD adjustments in the grid
Has it become more difficult to work with comps since UAD came out a couple of years ago? Have you wanted to make line-item adjustments for certain UAD fields, but the Fannie form doesn’t allow it?
SmartStart in TOTAL 2013
When you start a report in your formfiller, do you want to use a template, fill out just some order information, or do you want to jump straight into your major form? With SmartStart in TOTAL 2013, you get to choose.
Sketch curves quickly with these simple tools
Do you get cold sweats every time you drive up to a subject property with turrets or several rounded walls, and dread having to go back and create those using your sketching software? TOTAL Sketch makes drawing curves amazingly simple.
Use colored areas to make your sketches easier to read
For your more complex homes, it may be helpful to visually distinguish non-livable areas on your sketches. It makes them easier to see at a glance, and it would certainly be a nice visual distinction between your appraisal reports and the majority of reports that your clients see day after day.
Transferring files with Vault
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 […]