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Surround Yourself With Success successful-volume-appraisal-business Feb 13, 2024

           I’ve talked many times about the principle of the mastermind. Napoleon Hill, who was one of the first people to talk about it, described it this way: when you get more than 2 people in a room with similar backgrounds, similar needs, and similar goals, then you form an additional entity (p...

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Turn “Time is Money” On Its Head lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Feb 06, 2024

          In a Mastermind meeting with other (non-appraiser) business owners, I was reminded of how well so many principles that I share with you apply across different areas, whether it’s real estate or office work. There was a man by the name of Jack who was talking about how much he has to do. He...

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When Getting a Letter From the Sheriff is a Good Thing government-laws-compliance-appraising Jan 30, 2024

          After a trip to Washington, D.C. and Chicago for some Mastermind classes, and a visit with my daughter at Michigan State, I went to work at my office in Idaho Falls to find that I had an “Official Mail” slip attached to my door. I thought that was a little strange, because the address of m...

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Every-Person Syndrome: Signs and Symptoms trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Jan 23, 2024

          It’s a situation I’ve seen time and time again. Someone in the appraisal office is doing too much. They take all the phone calls. They do all the data entry. They send out all the emails. They update AMCs when needed. They make appointments. What don’t they do? Sleep, probably. I have a te...

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Which Hat Are You Wearing? successful-volume-appraisal-business Jan 16, 2024

              There are many different roles the we play as appraisers. We’re the technician, the business owner, the customer service representative, the secretary, and the janitor – all wrapped up in one. We take calls from customers and pick up our wrappers from lunch while we walk out the door t...

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Your Business is Your Business successful-volume-appraisal-business Jan 09, 2024

           When I first started coaching, I was told by many people that I should write a book. I was on fire with the good news that you didn’t have to be frustrated with your job, working long hours and getting nowhere. I had a model that I had found to be successful for me, and I was ready to sha...

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