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Tandem Garage Conundrum inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Oct 19, 2021

A question that comes up quite often on the forums is what to do about garages that have tandem spaces, what to do about two car garages that can really keep three cars inside. Check out garage doors Coquitlam check Titan Garage Doors. How does this look on an appraisal? Is that a two car garage...

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Dressing as a Professional lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Oct 12, 2021

I've heard the complaints from other appraisers that there are AMC's out there that request that appraisers that work with them dress professionally. I’m not really sure why this bothers appraisers, maybe because they feel they already do dress professionally and they are offended to be...

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Knowing Your Why is the Key to Success successful-volume-appraisal-business Oct 05, 2021

I mentor a lot of appraisers from all across the nation. Most of the time, appraisers ask me how to do something such as, how to get their business to the next level. How to be more efficient. How to be able to close the doors at 5:00 pm and have weekends off.  How to (fill in the blank).

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Finding Comps in Non-Disclosure States inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Sep 28, 2021

All three states that I’m licensed in, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming, are non-disclosure states.  I’ve never worked in a disclosure state and so I’m always a bit surprised when I’m asked how I find comps.

In a non-disclosure state the tax assessor does not necessarily get...

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The Best Idea for IT Support for Your Appraisal Office technology-mobile-website-socialmedia-appraising Sep 07, 2021

Technology is important to your business.  Sometimes, it can be a challenge to keep your computer, your systems, your network, your internet, and the software you use all running and integrated together. You're going to have problems.  Your computer will get viruses, your software...

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Phone Apps for Productivity technology-mobile-website-socialmedia-appraising Aug 31, 2021

I'm big on technology. One of my most used pieces of technology is my smartphone.  I wanted to share with you some of the apps that I use all the time, so much so that these apps are on my home screen. I currently have an iPhone but I’m pretty sure all of the apps I’m sharing are...

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