Stepped-Up Security Side Effects

Sometimes, you just want to know if the lender has scheduled the appraisal.

Unfortunately, in today’s environment of heightened online security, that can mean formally registering at the lender’s “portal”; waiting for a temporary password via text; then navigating an unfamiliar format to find the document(s) you’re looking for.

Or, if you’re a busy Buyer’s agent, you do what I usually do:  email or simply call the lender.   🙂

See also, “Better Online Security?  Think, Portals, Vaults & Silos.”

About the author

Ross Kaplan has 19+ years experience selling real estate all over the Twin Cities. He is also a 12-time consecutive "Super Real Estate Agent," as determined by Mpls. - St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business Magazine. Prior to becoming a Realtor, Ross was an attorney (corporate law), CPA, and entrepreneur. He holds an economics degree from Stanford.

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