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Are Pictures Really Worth a 1000 Words? inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Nov 30, 2021

Realtor magazine published an article about whether or not listing photos should stay online after the home has sold. Some homeowners have privacy and safety concerns over these photos being available.

From the point of view of an appraiser though, it sure is handy to have those photos. Years...

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Never Sacrifice Quality in the Name of Efficiency lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Nov 23, 2021

There are no magic beans or secret sauce that you can use to suddenly make your life better. It’s actually about little tweaks; it’s a bunch of little things that will change your life. 

In my workshop, Create Some Value, I talked a lot about the Japanese philosophy of...

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Check Your Oil lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Nov 16, 2021

You need to take care of yourself, even when you are busy and you’re having record breaking months. You can work hard but you still need to include some rest and relaxation. However, you simply can’t run yourself into the ground. What you do on a regular basis can catch up to you, you...

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Agents, Don’t Skip the Appraisal amc-alternative-agents-appraising Nov 12, 2021

Appraisers have been accused of being “speed bumps” in the lending process. We frustrate buyers, sellers, loan officers and, sometimes, real estate agents. In some ways, I can understand their frustrations but does that mean they should bypass getting an appraisal? Nope, not at all.

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Get Out of Your Comfort Zone lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Nov 09, 2021

Over and over again, in just about any mastermind group or private coaching, I see the same phenomenon. People get comfortable with what they're doing and, even when they are shown a more efficient way of doing something, they stick with what they know. Sticking to a comfort zone is actually...

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Realtors Are Professionals Too amc-alternative-agents-appraising Nov 01, 2021

As an appraiser, you’re a real estate professional and you are in the business of valuing property.  Inevitably, at some point in your career, you’re going to make another real estate professional angry.  Some other professional, maybe an agent or a loan officer, is not...

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