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Home Replacement Cost Calculator

11/29/11

Home Replacement Cost Calculator

Home Replacement Cost Calculator

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INDEX

Topic Page (s)

System Requirements 3

Getting Started 4

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Address Standardization 6

How Property Information Displays 8

Quality Grade/Quality Wizard 11

Modifying Information 14

Help Links 18

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

In order for 360Value to work

properly, you must either disable

pop-up window blocking or add the

web site to your list of allowed/trusted

web sites in Internet Explorer

Steps for temporary set-up

Under your Internet Browser,

Click Tools then Pop-up Blocker

Click Turn Off Pop-up Blocker

Steps for permanent set-up

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Steps for permanent set-up

(Must have System Administrator Rights)

Under your Internet Browser, Click Tools >Internet Options

Select the Privacy tab on the Internet Options dialog box

Click the Settings button and enter

www.360-value.com in the Address of Web Site to allow field, then click the Add button

Click the Replacement Cost Calculator link located within the Policy Tools link or directly from the Home Page via www.agentinside.com

From there, you may create, view or search for a valuation

GETTING STARTED

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Enter the Name, Full

Address and Zip Code

Additional field entry is not

required

Click “Next”

GETTING STARTED – NEW VALUATION

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Click “Next”

When a United States

address is entered, 360Value

standardizes the address by

checking for a matching or

similar address in the

database

You can select the address

PROPERTY ADDRESS INFORMATION

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You can select the address

you prefer from the options

displayed

Click “Confirm” to accept

selection

TIP: If the entered address is an exact

match, the address standardization

page does not display.

• If the address is valid,the "Map It" linkdisplays next to the address at the top ofthe Home Informationpage

• Click the link to view astreet map, an aerialmap, or a hybrid map of

PROPERTY INFORMATION

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street map, an aerialmap, or a hybrid map ofthe address entered

• The Property HomeInformation page foreach valuation type isdivided into sectionsthat can be “Expanded”or “Collapsed”

HOW PROPERTY INFORMATION DISPLAYS

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HOW PROPERTY INFORMATION DISPLAYS

PushPin automatically pre-fills property information fields when data is available for a specific address

All available information for each property will display on the Home Information page

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PushPin answers are marked with a PushPin icon

Questions with an (*) asterisk are required and must be answered

• If pre-filled information

is changed, the PushPin

data displays in the

Original Defaults column.

Review all data carefully

to ensure accuracy

• Click the PushPin icon

to confirm each answer.

The original default

information will transfer

HOW PROPERTY INFORMATION DISPLAYS

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information will transfer

back into the associated

field entry

• It is important to confirm

any PushPin information

that correctly describes

things you know about a

home; and also to change

any incorrect answersTIP: click the pushpin icon to accept the

default values!

• Based on the geographic location

of the home, an initial Quality

Grade will pre-fill

• You can select an alternate Quality

Grade from the drop-down or use

the Quality Wizard to help

you determine the appropriate

Quality Grade

QUALITY GRADE/QUALITY WIZARD

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Quality Grade

• 360Value prices individual

components used in the building’s

construction. Correctly specifying

the Quality Grade of those

components significantly impacts

the accuracy of your valuation

REVIEW, CONFIRM and MODIFY for ACCURATE

VALUATION

Once the Year Built and Total Finished Square Feet questions are answered, 360Value automatically provides default answers to related questions. Since most structures differ in some way, it is important to review and change default answers as needed.

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System supplied answers are marked by a square icon

Confirm pre-filled answers by clicking the square icon. Answer remaining questions by entering the correct response.

TIP: Remember to review &/or adjust the Quality

Grade!

(use the Quality Wizard to help determine the

Quality Grade)

CHANGING DEFAULTS

If you change

defaults, 360Value will

NOT change any

information you entered

directly. Your answers are

distinguished from

system-default answers by

a different background

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color.

If a default answer is

changed, the original

answer displays in the

Original Defaults column.

Some questions allow multiple answers. If you need additional fields to answer a question accurately, click the “Add Row”. If there is no Add link available, the question only allows one answer.

Some questions are better understood using pictures

MODIFYING INFORMATION

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understood using pictures to determine the most accurate response. An example is the Roof Shape question. Clicking Roof Shape opens a new window where you can select the appropriate answer graphically.

Attached StructuresValuations are built on a component-based model. This means that every component in the structure, from drywall to carpet to shingles, has been priced for the area and for the structure type.

Changing any structurally related answer in the valuation changes the structure’scomponents and therefore the bottom line.

Here is a guide to help you enter square

footage for Decks, Patios, Porches and In ground

MODIFYING INFORMATION

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footage for Decks, Patios, Porches and In ground Pools

Decks/Patios/Porches

Small <150 sq. ft

Medium 150-400 sq. ft

Large >400 sq. ft

Pools (in ground)

Small <300 sq. ft

Medium 300-700 sq. ft

Large >700 sq. ft

• Since the quality grade of some rooms may differ from the overall home quality, you can specify a separate Room QualityAdjustment for each room by clicking “More Detail” next to the room question.

MODIFYING INFORMATION

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the room question.

• Select from None, Upgraded, Downgraded or Minimal Finish (basement rooms only) options.

Once the

Calculated Value

is established, you

may access

Valuation Reports

to view, print or

email

CALCULATE ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST

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You may view Risk

Reports to

confirm the

Protection Class

Context-sensitive help links are provided for each valuation question

Click the question heading or key word to view the help topic for that question.

HELP LINKS/TOPICS

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