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Why it is Beneficial for All Appraisers to Have Mentors successful-volume-appraisal-business Apr 30, 2019

I credit much of my success as an appraisal business owner to my mentors and the mastermind groups that I have had the privilege to be a part of. I have gained so much wisdom from these individuals as I have rubbed shoulders with them.

Ultimately, the models of one-on-one mentoring and group...

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Using Videos to Market Your Appraisal Business inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Apr 23, 2019

If you want to attract more non-lender work, you need to have a strong online presence. A lot of non-lender work for appraisers is a result of whether they can be found with a Google search. Most importantly, you must have a website for your appraisal business, but that website does little good...

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Can the Same Form Have More Than One Property on it? inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Apr 19, 2019

Lots of folks have asked me, "Dustin, can I appraise two different properties on the same appraisal report at the same time?".  Now understand I am not a USPAP instructor, I am an appraiser, so I'm going to answer this question as best I can.

The question before us is legitimate, and one...

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Protecting Against Embezzlement in Appraisal Office Delegation trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Apr 10, 2019

Many of you know my method when it comes to delegating in my appraisal business and even in my personal life. I first know what I am worth per hour; meaning, I know how much I can make per hour. I will then delegate anything that I can pay someone else less to do. For example, if I can make $300...

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Hire Slowly and Fire Quickly trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Apr 02, 2019

As part of your appraisal business, how slowly should your hire?  How quickly should you fire?

Since we are human, we tend not to look at hiring someone to fill an important position until we are so inundated with work, so far behind the eight-ball as it were, that we make the position of...

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Should Adjustments Actually Be Done? inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Mar 26, 2019

How much credit should we give ourselves when it comes to making adjustments? Making adjustments is controversial. USPAP says nothing about adjustments - it does not require us to make them. They are a GSE construct. So, should we real estate appraisers stop making adjustments? Clients pay us for...

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