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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 available for both ...

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Get Non-Lender Work with Video inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Aug 24, 2021

As a coach, I'm teaching appraisers on a constant basis. A lot of them are interested in doing non-lender work but they aren’t sure how to attract that work.  Really, there is no big secret here.  Any marketing firm will tell you that an active presence on the internet is the key.  

You need to hav...

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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 yourself, your bills, ...

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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 of these stores was there for ...

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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 what they said...

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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 the...

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