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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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Preparing For The Unexpected successful-volume-appraisal-business Nov 29, 2022

I’ve been known to talk a lot about preparing for the unpredictable. A while back someone asked me a question about it. In essence their question was, “Dustin, how can I possibly prepare for the unpredictable if I don’t know what’s going to happen?” It’s a fair question. Let me give you an example.

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Are You In Need Of The Grammar Police? trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Nov 22, 2022

What an opportunity it is to live in the information age. There are so many mind-boggling technological advancements out there and so many educational resources to take advantage of. As an appraiser, some of these resources are more helpful to you than you realize and can help you get your job done ...

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