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Training a new appraiser is a big step, and it's not one to take lightly. I was recently working with a client who’s reached the point where bringing on a trainee is the logical next move. When we got into the “why,” he said something that really struck a chord with me: “I’m not running a charity he...
For a long time, I thought being great at my job meant I had to juggle everything myself—appointments, deadlines, emails, billing, follow-ups. You name it, I was doing it. And it worked… until it didn’t.Â
There came a point when I realized I was my own biggest bottleneck. It wasn’t the lack of work...
As a small business owner, I used to take pride in knowing my team on a personal level. I’m talking names, families, hobbies—you name it. It felt like the right thing to do as a leader, and honestly, I enjoyed it. But as my business has grown, I've had to face a tough truth: I just can’t keep up wit...
Remember when the GSEs swore a brand-new Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) would roll out in 2020? Then 2021. Then 2022. 2024. The current timetable says: pilot on Sept 8 2025, broad release Jan 26 2026, mandatory by that fall and old ways of doing things dead by spring 2027. Fine print: “subject to c...
Have you ever received one of those letters that makes your heart drop? The ones that seem to carry more weight than your usual revision requests or complaints? I recently had one of those moments. At first, I thought it was just another revision request, but as I read between the lines, it became c...
You might not think it’s possible, but I’ve learned firsthand that small actions can have a big impact. There was a time when I felt a little defeated by the system. I was involved in politics for years, pushing hard for change, only to feel like my voice was getting lost in the noise. After some ye...
