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P.U. - No Longer Just a Bad Smell successful-volume-appraisal-business Jan 17, 2023

Years ago, I went on a nation-wide tour where I met with appraisers in several cities. We discussed what I do as an appraiser and business owner, and how they could improve their businesses. At the beginning of each day, I asked the group I was with what their hourly rate was. By the end everyone co...

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Are You Saying No to Future Business? lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Jan 10, 2023

I’ve begun to notice that retirement is starting to creep up on me a little bit, and I’m starting to wonder if I’m really ready. I recently decided to get back into investing in real-estate in an effort to start generating some passive income. Because the market where I live is saturated with invest...

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What Do You Do When No One’s Watching? marketing-advertising-fees-clients-appraisals Jan 03, 2023

It doesn’t happen very often, but I’m sure it’s happened to each of us at least once: while taking a payment at the door, someone pays you in cash. And a thought that may run through your mind is, “I don’t have to report this. There’s no trail, no evidence, and then I don’t have to pay taxes on it l...

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Taking Your Business to Soaring New Heights lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Dec 27, 2022

I love my coaching. There’s just something about helping other people succeed that brings me a lot of joy! Something that comes up a lot during my coaching interviews with people is coming to the conclusion that it’s time to hire some help. Their reaction is usually something like this: “But what if...

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Where There’s a Brick, There’s a Way technology-mobile-website-socialmedia-appraising Dec 20, 2022

I remember when I first started using a laser to do my measurements. I was up in front of a group of people, and I asked them to show by raise of hands how many of them were also using a laser for measuring. Maybe 20% of the people there raised their hands. Thankfully, laser measuring has caught on,...

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You Go Your Way, and I’ll Go Mine successful-volume-appraisal-business Dec 06, 2022

Many of you know that I don’t do partnerships. I’ve had some negative experiences in the past, and I don’t like the idea of being a part of one again. Nevertheless, this is a subject that comes up sometimes in the appraisal field. My first piece of advice when it comes to partnerships is this: alway...

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