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Practice Essentialism in Appraising successful-volume-appraisal-business Mar 19, 2019

In both your appraisal business, as well as your life, are you focused on the fluff and the crap? D...

Appraiser Integrity lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Mar 12, 2019

No, I am not talking about USPAP, confidentially, or unbiased value evaluation. While these are all ...

What to Tell Borrowers in an Appraisal Inspection inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Mar 05, 2019

It can be hard to know exactly what to tell a borrower sometimes in an inspection when it comes to r...

Appraising Where It is Warmer lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Feb 26, 2019

There was a point when I was seriously considering the possibility of moving to Belize. I live in a ...

COD at the Door? marketing-advertising-fees-clients-appraisals Feb 12, 2019

In the past, it was common for appraisers to collect their fees directly from the borrower at the ti...

Appraiser Diet lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Feb 05, 2019

I don’t know about you, but I eat out for lunch nearly every day. We appraisers are on the road a lo...

The Wheels on the Appraiser Bus Go Round and Round trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Jan 29, 2019

You probably have heard me refer to the analogy of the bus in Jim Collins’ book, Good to Great. He c...

USPAP and Questions on Confidentiality uspap-reporting-errors-quality-appraising Jan 15, 2019

In the context of a real estate appraisal, especially a residential real estate appraisal for a lend...

Appraisers and Phones technology-mobile-website-socialmedia-appraising Jan 08, 2019

It is rare for appraisers to meet potential or existing clients face-to-face. As technology dominate...

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