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Using Appraiser Favorites

Appraiser Favorites allows you to maintain your own list of frequently used appraisers. Up to twenty appraisers can be stored on your computer. Once you build a list, you can quickly find appraiser information without exiting the page on which you are currently working. The Appraiser Favorites list can be maintained by adding, deleting, or correcting an appraiser, or you can erase the entire list and start again. If you do not know the ID or name of the appraiser you wish to use, Appraiser Favorites allows you to search the FHA appraiser roster.

In order to use Appraiser Favorites your browser must be enabled to accept cookies. A cookie is a message given to the browser by HUD's web server that is stored in a text file on your computer.

Starting Appraiser Favorites

1. Click next to the appraiser ID field to start Appraiser Favorites.
   
   
2. If you do not have a list of appraisers, the following message appears: No Appraisers on file. Do you want to build an Appraiser list? Click OK to display the Add an Appraiser page. See Adding an Appraiser, Beginning an Appraiser Favorites List.
   
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   If you have a list of appraisers, the Appraiser Favorites popup page appears from which to select an appraiser, add an appraiser, delete an appraiser, correct an appraiser's name, search for another appraiser, or erase the list.

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Selecting an Appraiser

On the Appraiser Favorites popup page, click the appraiser you wish to use in the Available Appraisers field. The appraiser's ID is automatically entered in the page on which you are working.

Adding an Appraiser

An appraiser must be added when beginning a new list of appraisers or you can add one to an existing list.

Beginning an Appraiser Favorites List

1. On the Add an Appraiser popup page, type the appraiser's ID in the Appraiser ID field.
   
   
2. Press Tab to go to the Appraiser Name field.
   
   
3. Type the appraiser's name and click OK. The Appraiser Favorites page appears with the appraiser listed in the Available Appraisers field.
   
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   If there is an error to be corrected, it appears in the Error Messages field of the Add an Appraiser page. Make the correction and click OK.
   
   
4. Click Return to Main Form to close the page.

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Adding to the Existing Appraiser Favorites List

1. On the Appraiser Favorites popup page, click Perform Appraiser List Maintenance. The List Maintenance page appears.
   
   
2. Click Add an Appraiser. The Add an Appraiser page appears.
   
   
3. Type the appraiser's ID in the Appraiser ID field.
   
   
4. Press Tab to go to the Appraiser Name field.
   
   
5. Type the appraiser's name and click OK. The List Maintenance page appears with the appraiser listed in the Available Appraisers field.
   
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   If there is an error to be corrected, it appears in the Error Messages field of the Add an Appraiser page.
   
   
6. Click Exit this screen to return to the Appraiser Favorites page and make a selection.
   
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   Click to close the page.

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Deleting an Appraiser

1. On the Appraiser Favorites popup page, click Perform Appraiser List Maintenance. The List Maintenance page appears.
   
   
2. In the Available Appraisers field, click the appraiser you wish to delete from the list and then click Delete an Appraiser. The appraiser is deleted and the Status Message field displays a message confirming the deletion.
   
   
3. Click Exit this screen to return to the Appraiser Favorites page and make a selection.
   
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   Click to close the page.

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Correcting an Appraiser's Name

1. On the Appraiser Favorites popup page, click Perform Appraiser List Maintenance. The List Maintenance page appears.
   
   
2. In the Available Appraisers field, click the appraiser that needs a name correction, and then click Correct Appraiser Name. The Name Correction page appears.
   
   
3. Type the appraiser's correct name in the Appraiser Name field and click OK. The Appraiser Favorites page appears with the corrected appraiser's name listed in the Available Appraisers field.
   
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   If there is an error to be corrected, it appears in the Error Messages field of the Name Correction page.
   
   
4. Click Return to Main Form to close the page.

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Searching for an Appraiser

1. On the Appraiser Favorites popup page, click Search Appraiser List. The Appraisers search page appears.
   
   
2. Enter the appropriate information and click Send. A results page appears.
   
   Note: If the results of the search produces more than one page of information click Next or Previous to navigate through the pages.
   
   
3. Click Close to close the page and return to the Appraiser Favorites popup page.
   
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   Click Previous to search for information again.

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Erasing the Appraiser List

1. On the Appraiser Favorites popup page, click Perform Appraiser List Maintenance. The List Maintenance page appears.
   
   
2. Click Erase Appraiser List. The list is erased and the Add an Appraiser page appears. See Adding an Appraiser to start a new list.
   
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   Click Cancel to close the page and exit Appraiser Favorites.

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