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Giving Valuable Benefits in an Appraisal Office trainees-employees-mentors-appraising May 07, 2019

As an employer, it is important to create an environment for your employees that helps them feel appreciated and valued. While pay is certainly important, it is also important to provide additional benefits, other than pay, for your employees.

The cost of hiring and training a new employee is signi...

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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 mentor...

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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 if i...

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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?". Ā 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 which I h...

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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 per...

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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? Ā 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 hiring s...

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