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Scheduling Rush Orders marketing-advertising-fees-clients-appraisals Nov 14, 2023

A problem that I’ve run into several times during my coaching, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, is rush orders. Appraisers don’t know what to do. They’re scheduled out 4, 5, 8 weeks, and then they get a call from someone they’ve done business for for years with a rush order that needs to be d...

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The Best Way to Predict the Future lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Nov 07, 2023

Getting older got you thinking about retirement? Well, hopefully this isn’t the first time it’s crossed your mind. It’s never too early to think about what you want your job to look like long term. And the ideal retirement plan might look different for you than it does your neighbor. Maybe you have ...

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Pajamas Vs. Productivity successful-volume-appraisal-business Oct 31, 2023

The myth we often believe when it comes to working from home is that productivity significantly slows down. The image you probably have in your head is someone who lounges around watching soap operas and is just mindful enough to keep the computer from going to sleep in between loads of laundry and ...

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Your Scope of Work is Up To You workfiles-writeups-scope-creep-appraising Oct 24, 2023

Imagine you are doing an appraisal for a single family home on three acres and, upon analysis, you realize there is more value in subdividing the lot. Then you find out the buyer is buying the property to benefit from that value and already has the subdivision process in the works. Because of these ...

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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 the a...

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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 behind ...

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