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This blog is, frankly, more oriented toward your personal life, rather than toward real estate appraisal, per se. So, cut me a little slack here. And yes, The Appraiser Coach coaches in all aspects of life, not just in the professional lives of appraisers.
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Here’s a situation you’ll run into once or twice in your career. There is a new subdivision. Now, new subdivisions sometimes have model homes. Model homes typically have furniture, fixtures, and equipment – usually upgraded. The subdivision has completed its...
Can an appraiser complete a 1004D form (an Appraisal Update and/or Completion Report [Form 1004D]) if s/he did not do the original appraisal? A lot of appraisers ask this question. At first glance, you’d think the answer was “NO!”. How can appraiser-B update an...
You have heard me talk (a lot!) about Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, and Tier IV appraisal office skills. Now we're going to talk about Tier V office skills, which are a vision over the first three.
The person who occupies Tier I or Tier II basically has no appraisal skills because, at...
When was the last time you brought in somebody from outside your firm to help you solve an appraisal problem? Is that a step you should take? Aren’t appraisers supposed to be independent? Aren’t outside consultants and advisors expensive relative to the typical...
Should appraisers pay to be on an AMC’s approved appraiser list? Is this one way to get new clients? If an AMC solicited you, would you check it out? Now, I work for some AMCs that, frankly, you might not choose to work for. That’s fine. It’s a...
