Bank/lender appraisal , can we do it sooner?

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Tell me bigger pockets community, it's my first time purchasing rental property(doing it the conventional way with 25%down), the bank appraisal is so late in the process.  Now if it comes back that the property is not worth the amount I am purchasing for, I would have wasted this whole time, anyone have experience or can give advice to get this done much sooner in the process?