Upon order placement, you will be directed to the Communication Log. A system generated notice will state the order has been placed as Residential Bidding.
Select the Parties tab to locate the Assign Appraiser button.
Like manual assignment with a non-bidding residential order, a list of eligible appraisers will be displayed. Enable the Request Bid option for any appraisers you would like to send a bid request.
Once you have selected the appraisers you would like to receive bids, select the Request Bids button located at the bottom right. Please note at least one Request Bid must be selected from your eligible list of appraisers to have the Request Bids button available.
The Communication Log will show each bid request sent out to an appraiser, reflected as Bid Request to Appraiser 1, etc. The following screenshot is from an Administrator’s account, which is why the appraiser’s name is visible.
For compliancy purposes, managed users will still be able to see the Bid Request sent to the appraisers, but the appraiser information will continue to be hidden. The following screenshot is from a managed user’s account, where only Appraiser 1, 2, etc. is displayed.
