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Empowering Your Employees lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Jul 30, 2019

I have noticed a common theme that occurs when I am out of the main office; for the most part, they are able to figure things out on their own and they do a marvelous job at keeping the business running smoothly. However, I have found that when I come into the office, I am suddenly bombarded with qu...

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So You Want to be a Real Estate Appraiser trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Jul 23, 2019

How do I become a real estate appraiser? With the current educational and practical experience requirements, it is challenging today to become a real estate appraiser.  It is challenging to an employer to take you on as a trainee. The main problem is that there is a major commitment of time and mone...

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Is This Appraisal Thing Actually a Profession? successful-volume-appraisal-business Jul 09, 2019

Is real estate appraisal an industry or a profession?  Which term describes us?  Which term should describe us, as well as what we do?  

It is clear we provide our clients with a service, which is one of the hallmarks of a profession.  However, one of the components of one definition of industry is...

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Improve Appraisal Reports in 10 Steps inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Jun 25, 2019

Dave Towne, an appraiser out of Washington State, contacted me about ways for appraisers to improve their reports.  Since Dave does a lot of review work and sees a lot of peer reports So, while the podcast with Dave lasted almost one hour, what follows is a précis of that podcast just hitting the hi...

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Who Can Complain About Appraisals inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Jun 11, 2019

Time to get on my soapbox and complain about a complaint filed against me (not a charge, but merely a complaint). I did an appraisal of a multi-family property near my office. The property owner/borrower called me to complain about the appraisal since it came in far less than she thought it should (...

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Quality Phone Systems Lead to a Quality Business technology-mobile-website-socialmedia-appraising May 28, 2019

Having the correct phone system is integral for making your business a success. The technology that is available for small businesses is well worth the investment. Ultimately, if you have a quality phone system, your business will be presented as more professional.

I have tried many phone systems i...

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