SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATED APPRAISAL

1 . A method of automating appraisals requested by a requesting party, comprising:

a) providing a customizable, digital appraisal form for completion by an appraiser;

b) reviewing the completed appraisal form for validity and identifying any errors in the form for correction;

c) analyzing the validated appraisal form according to a series of rules and indicating items of interest on said form according to said rules; and

d) forwarding the completed, validated appraisal form to the requesting party.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said appraisal form is provided via a remotely accessible interface.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said rules are supplied by the requesting party.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said form is customizable by said requesting party.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further including a selecting step for selecting an appraisal type for use from a set of pre-determined appraisal types.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein said set of pre-determined appraisal types includes one or more of: a full appraisal, an automated valuation appraisal, and an insured automated valuation appraisal.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein said selecting step is performed as part of requesting said appraisal.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein said selecting step is performed after said appraisal is requested.

9 . A method of selecting an appraisal type, comprising:

a) reviewing information about a property to be appraised;

b) analyzing said information according to a series of rules; and

c) selecting an appraisal type based on said rules.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein said rules are provided by a party requesting an appraisal.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein said appraisal type is one of: an automated valuation, an insured automated valuation, a verified automated valuation, and a full appraisal.

12 . The method of claim 9 , including a further step of receiving confirmation of the appraisal type from the requesting party.