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You probably have heard me refer to the analogy of the bus in Jim Collins’ book, Good to Great. He compares a business to a bus and talks about making sure that you have the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the buss, and that those people who are on the bus are in the right...

In the context of a real estate appraisal, especially a residential real estate appraisal for a lender thru an AMC, what is confidential?  First, look at USPAP's definition of confidential information (lines 105 - 108 in the 2018-2019 edition).  It says "[c]onfidential information [is]...

It is rare for appraisers to meet potential or existing clients face-to-face. As technology dominates the business world, most, if not all, orders are obtained through email or phone. It is essential for appraisers to have a professional phone presence. Today I am going to give you three tips for...

We appraisers must make decisions every day.  However, sometimes taking that step is really difficult.  I can't take away the difficulty and discomfort inherent in making a decision, but this blog just may help you to understand that discomfort between having to make that a decision and...

As I teach principles of prosperity and share things with you that have made my appraisal business more successful, I often don’t talk about the many difficulties I’ve faced along the way. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, I have found that when I am optimistic, I tend to...

Inspections can occasionally get embarrassing, right?  It happens to all of us. That's just part of the appraisal business.  But that does not make things any easier or less embarrassing, does it.  Let me tell you three stories.

First is the house with the unique basement....