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Are Comp Photos a Thing of the Past? inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Oct 16, 2023

Different types of appraisals call for different needs. As an appraiser, you are the most qualified to make choices regarding an appraisal. There are a lot of things you have to juggle, and clients and lenders have their own ideas of how it should be. What about in regards to comp photos? With...

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Now You Know: WORK When it's Slow lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Oct 10, 2023

How did you become an appraiser? Maybe you just stumbled upon it. Maybe it was your dream career ever since you knew what appraising was. No matter how you got there, at some point you said, yes this is for me. You decided, this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. What was your why...

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Now You Know: Work When it's Slow lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Oct 09, 2023

For more information on this subject, please listen to The Appraiser Coach Podcast Episode:

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Have you checked the Procedural Manual? successful-volume-appraisal-business Oct 02, 2023

“Hey, Boss, do you have a second?” If you find yourself getting this question for answers you feel your employees should already know, it might be about time to update your procedural manual and work on your business—you need time for this too, not just tirelessly pumping out...

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Good Cop, Bad Cop trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Sep 25, 2023

People have often seen the relationship between the “good cop” and the “bad cop” in a variety of situations. Does this dichotomy exist in your office? Although the size of your team as a small business owner may be modest, this tactical approach is not a bad thing to...

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The Perpetual Blue Shirt Theory lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Sep 18, 2023

When you have a bobble-head replica of yourself in a blue button-down shirt (it was a gift) and you show up to work every day twinning with it, the people who see you most often might poke fun at the fact that you have the most uninteresting wardrobe of anyone in the office. For me, depending on...

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