How Streamlined Reporting Can Help with Your Appraisal Business

Real estate appraisal reports are no longer written by hand – many successful appraisers switched to word processing commercial appraisal software and spreadsheets a long time ago, but the most successful ones use special reporting software solution that streamline their work and help them create an easy to use database as well. Here is how these solutions improve the accuracy and the efficiency of the appraisal reporting process:

• Consistent appearance – reporting software allows the users to add their company logos and to maintain a consistent structure and appearance on all their reports;
• Help with narrative reports – there are many advanced appraiser software solutions that include modules to streamline the process of writing narrative reports as well. They make sure the style of the report is consistent and the text is error-free. The programs can manage multiple formats and file types as well;
• The management of visual materials – most appraisal reports include visual proof to back up the data described in text form. The best software packages include image management tools that allow appraisers to store the images taken during the inspection in an easy to retrieve way, to manage the quality of the images and to add the images to the report.

First Posted on: How Streamlined Reporting Can Help with Your Appraisal Business