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The Mysterious “Company Policy” successful-volume-appraisal-business Sep 20, 2022

Before the COVID-19 pandemic began, my daughter was doing some volunteer work in South America, helping people who have been rescued from the human trafficking industry. She was down there for about a year, and my wife and I had traveled down to visit her. Just as we were leaving, the pandemic went ...

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Take the Plunge! lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Sep 13, 2022

A little over a year ago, I went on a vacation with my family to Glacier National Park. While we were there, we took everyone on a hike to St. Mary’s Falls. St Mary’s is a gorgeous waterfall in Glacier, formed by glacial runoff. About halfway into the hike, there’s a bridge that crosses the river. O...

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Charge Your Batteries! successful-volume-appraisal-business Sep 06, 2022

A couple years ago, I went out and bought a new camping trailer. This trailer, like many other recreational 5th wheels, has a battery that powers it. But this battery isn’t like the battery that you would find in a car, motorcycle, snowmobile, or even a flashlight. This battery is called a deep-cycl...

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How Full Is Your Glass? successful-volume-appraisal-business Aug 30, 2022

I love podcasts! In fact, I started recording podcasts because of how much I loved listening to them. Recently, I was listening to a podcast about car salesmen, and one man in particular said something that really stood out to me and made me think, “What if I applied this to my work and life?”

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Knowing Is Half the Battle marketing-advertising-fees-clients-appraisals Aug 23, 2022

In the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the State of Idaho shut down, my company and I took a remote appraisal assignment. Because of the local stay-at-home order, we ended up having the borrower take the interior photographs of this property. He grumbled and complained, but eventually did a...

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Recipe for Perfect Customer Service marketing-advertising-fees-clients-appraisals Aug 16, 2022

I’m not the biggest dessert person in the world, but I have a weakness for Arnold Palmers. For those of you unfamiliar with what an Arnold Palmer is, it’s a drink that is half iced tea and half lemonade. I love it because the sweetness of the lemonade is cut by the iced tea, while the tea gets a fla...

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