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A Different (Ahem) Better Way of Thinking for Appraisers successful-volume-appraisal-business Oct 14, 2013

We just wrapped our first, Go Create Some Value, Two-day Workshop in Salt Lake City. Fourteen hours ...

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How to Handle an Angry Borrower at a Re-inspection marketing-advertising-fees-clients-appraisals Sep 30, 2013

We've all been there. We do an appraisal inspection and find health and safety issues that must be m...

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Appraisal Quality Control Procedures inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Sep 10, 2013

On Labor Day last week, I wrote an article titled “Four Types of People.”  The purpose of the blog p...

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Working Towards Retirement? For What? trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Apr 03, 2013

I stood in their yard in the unusual spring warmth and enjoyed visiting with my elderly neighbors.  ...

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Why Appraisers Should Care about Social Media marketing-advertising-fees-clients-appraisals Feb 28, 2013

“Someone just told me she hired me because she liked my blog. How cool is that? #bloglove #buildtrus...

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How Much Do You Charge for a 1004? inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising May 02, 2012

Had an interesting email come in yesterday. It came from a friend of mine in the appraisal industry ...

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The (or at Least “A”) Reason We Are Not Hiring Trainees trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Apr 12, 2012

I just returned home from a meeting with my church congregation.  I sat next to a man whom I have kn...

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Appraisal Office Resolutions for 2012 lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Dec 29, 2011

“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”  Not sure who first said it. Don’t really care. It is a man...

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