VA Ordering

This guide will provide the necessary steps to setup your VA credentials within Appraisal Firewall, explain how to place new VA orders, receive status updates, link existing VA appraisal orders to Appraisal Firewall, obtain the full appraisal report, and how to place and retrieve your orders through Encompass.

Setup VA Ordering for Your Organization
The Appraisal Firewall order connection to the VA portal allows you to create, track, and retrieve your VA appraisal orders in a single platform. VA order p...
Mon, 18 Apr, 2022 at 6:45 PM
User Level VA Settings Setup
Users with their own VA ID.me settings can enter their individual credentials via My Profile. Setting up your own VA ID.me credentials within Appraisal Fire...
Mon, 18 Apr, 2022 at 7:01 PM
Place a New VA Order
Placing a new VA appraisal order will create an order within the external VA portal. With VA incorporated to our existing loan type options, you can place y...
Thu, 22 Sep, 2022 at 7:53 PM
Connect Existing VA Orders
If you placed your VA appraisal order within the VA Portal directly, you can connect the VA order in Appraisal Firewall through the VA Case Number. Just lik...
Mon, 18 Apr, 2022 at 7:01 PM
Editing a VA Appraisal Order
You can edit the details within a VA order by selecting Edit Details from the Property Information screen.  Make edits to any applicable field. Onc...
Mon, 11 Jul, 2022 at 1:17 PM
Resubmit Order to VA
VA appraisal orders that have been placed directly through Appraisal Firewall, but do not have a returned 1805 form, VA case number, etc., will see a Resubm...
Mon, 11 Jul, 2022 at 1:16 PM
Retrieve VA Updates
To ensure you have the most current version of the VA appraisal order, select the Retrieve VA Updates button. This will import any updates, i.e., data, rele...
Wed, 31 Jan, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Retrieve Updated 1805
The Retrieve Updated 1805 menu option is only accessible on VA orders that have an existing 1805 form.  Selecting the retrieval feature will prompt...
Tue, 24 May, 2022 at 11:28 AM
VA Order Retrieval
Once your VA appraisal order has been placed, you will be directed to the Communication Log. The LIN/Case Number will be returned with the 1805 document, al...
Mon, 11 Jul, 2022 at 1:17 PM
Retrieve Updated Appraisal
The Retrieve Updated Appraisal menu option is only accessible on VA orders that have an existing appraisal report delivery.   Selecting the retrieval f...
Tue, 24 May, 2022 at 11:27 AM