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How Much Should You Make Each Month? successful-volume-appraisal-business Aug 17, 2021

How much do you need to make each month? While it’s going to vary from person to person, you should know how much you need every single month in order to be able to continue in the lifestyle that you have made for yourself.  You need to know what you’ll need to continue paying...

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Become the “Go To” Appraiser in Your Area successful-volume-appraisal-business Aug 10, 2021

Near my office there are two convenience stores but I only ever go to one of them.  Really, there isn’t anything terrible about the one I don’t go to, but I just never do.  Let me tell you a little story and you’ll see why I shop at one store over the other.

The first...

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Accountability is Key successful-volume-appraisal-business Aug 03, 2021

Statistically speaking, the overwhelming majority of people have given up on or pushed aside their New Year's Resolutions by March of any given year. This doesn’t mean that the goals these nine out of ten people set for themselves were ill-thought out, or that these people didn’t mean...

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Dear Appraisers, Why do You Care about Your Competition’s Fees marketing-advertising-fees-clients-appraisals Jul 20, 2021

As appraisers we often wear at least two different hats. You have heard me talk about the business owner cap versus the technician cap. While we often play both roles, I like to think of myself, first and foremost, as a business owner. As a business owner, I am constantly trying to think outside...

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Driving Comps Can Be Risky Business inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Jul 13, 2021

Recently, I had a scary experience while taking comp photos. I live in a very rural area where there are a lot of people who are very protective about their private property.  The location I was headed to was a house about three miles down a private road.

The place was a bit off the beaten...

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Getting a “No” successful-volume-appraisal-business Jul 06, 2021

We are constantly negotiating with people in our lives.  All day, every day, we are asking things of our friends, family, clients and coworkers.  We’ve been taught to try and get agreement, a “yes”, from all these interactions. We’ve been told to keep pushing and...

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