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The Richest Appraiser in Babylon successful-volume-appraisal-business Jan 19, 2021

If you’ve not read “The Richest Man In Babylon” by George S. Clason, stop reading this blog right now, get on Amazon, and order a copy of it immediately.  Order the book and leave it next to your bed so you read it last thing at night.  Order the Audible version of it so you can listen to it in your...

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How To Treat Your VA trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Jan 12, 2021

At my appraisal company, Appraisal Precision, we pride ourselves on completing our assignments timely and well.  There has been a lot of hard work, sacrifice, and not a few sleepless nights to arrive at, and then enjoy, this reputation.  That timeliness, that precision, as it were, is what our clien...

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Condos and Townhouses - You’re Comparing Apples to Oranges inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Jan 05, 2021

Because I get the regular opportunity to chat with appraisers, I also have the regular opportunity to answer a lot of questions.  One that frequently comes, especially in coaching situations, is what at first appears to be a simple question, but is really quite profound.  It is a question that appra...

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Dude, I Reserve the Right Not to Serve You Anymore! marketing-advertising-fees-clients-appraisals Dec 29, 2020

OK, let’s face it:  real estate appraisers are in the service business.  We provide a service - real estate appraisals.  We provide those services to anybody willing to pay for them.  That’s what service providers do.  To which you say, “Dustin, you have a deep grasp of the obvious.”  Well, let’s go...

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If You Build it, Will They Come? trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Dec 22, 2020

Let’s face it:  if you are reading this blog, you are likely a real estate appraiser.  If you are a real estate appraiser, then you are likely involved with a small business.  It may be your own business for which you are totally responsible.  You may be working with another appraiser as an employee...

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You Know Don Quijote is Nuts, Right? successful-volume-appraisal-business Dec 15, 2020

I am not a book snob.  I’m not even a real big reader, especially of the Classics, which I find way too deep and hard to understand.  I’m OK with light fiction, but Shakespeare is just too hard to get through.  Now, that said, I deeply love Miguel de Certantes’ classic, “The Man of La Mancha”.  Why?...

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