source:
  type: regulation
  id: va-m26-7-ch18-t05
  authority: VA Lenders Handbook M26-7, Chapter 18, Topic 5 — Processing Procedures
  description: "VA Lenders Handbook M26-7 Chapter 18 Topic 5 (Processing Procedures). Gap-fill (verbatim). \n"
obligations:
- id: va-m26-7-ch18-t05-0
  canonical_id: va-m26-7-ch18-t05-0
  section: VA Lenders Handbook M26-7 Ch.18 Topic 5 — Processing Procedures
  description: 'Ch.18 Topic 5 Processing Procedures: 5. Processing Procedures a. Property Eligibility The subject
    property must be secured by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) guaranteed loan that is proceeding toward
    liquidation. b. Appraisal Request Servicers will request the appraisal in The Appraisal System (TAS) by complet…'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - va-m26-7
  - section-complete
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Lenders Handbook M26-7, Chapter 18, Topic 5 — Processing Procedures
    source_class: va-handbook-m26-7
    source_url: https://www.benefits.va.gov/warms/pam26_7.asp
    snapshot_id: 34112e99016b0680
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:1735e2e83fc5c6fe6d74455696b4598c88331cc488c987c8bf66437a97300d61
    paragraph_quote: '5. Processing Procedures a. Property Eligibility The subject property must be secured by a
      Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) guaranteed loan that is proceeding toward liquidation. b. Appraisal Request
      Servicers will request the appraisal in The Appraisal System (TAS) by completing VA Form 26-1805, VA Request
      for Determination of Reasonable Value. TAS will automatically notify the assigned appraiser via e-mail when
      the liquidation appraisal assignment is made. Servicers may authorize parties to order appraisals on their
      behalf (i.e., law firms). Those parties must register in the Veterans Information Portal (VIP) under their
      own name as an “Other Requestor.” Note: When making the request, be sure to provide accurate information on
      the location of the keys to a vacant property in item 24 of VA Form 26-1805, VA Request for Determination
      of Reasonable Value, as well as the telephone number of the party requesting the liquidation appraisal in
      item 40. This may require additional instructions from servicers when referring cases to foreclosing attorneys,
      if the attorneys are the parties ordering the liquidation appraisals. If the agent… Then… is acting on behalf
      of an approved Servicer Appraisal Processing Program (SAPP) servicer and is authorized by that servicer, he
      or she may request VA SAPP appraisals. requests an appraisal, he or she must use his or her own log-in identification
      (ID) to request appraisals. An appraisal cannot be requested unless the sponsoring servicer is known at the
      time of the request. Note: In requesting an appraisal, the authorized agent is making the required certifications
      on behalf of the sponsoring servicer. receives notification the completed liquidation appraisal report has
      been uploaded in E-Appraisal, he or she must notify the sponsoring servicer or their Staff Appraisal Reviewer
      (SAR) that the appraisal was uploaded in E-Appraisal. Continued on next page VA Pamphlet 26-7, Revised'
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim from M26-7 Ch.18 Topic 5 body (max-gap occurrence), snapshot 34112e99016b0680;
      substring-verified.
  judgment: false
