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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...
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...
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...
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?...
There is a principle, or way of looking at things that I try to regularly apply both personally and when I am coaching others. This is a tool that helps me find if and where I need to change things in my personal and business life or in the lives of the individuals I mentor. I call it “keep, tweak, ...
I recently saw a Facebook post where an appraiser was quite upset and offended that an AMC asked him to dress professionally for an appraisal walkthrough. Now, this was a request that was made up front as one of the conditions for accepting the order. Reading the post, it sounded like this appraiser...
