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I teach a number of classes and workshops on mobile appraising. I define mobile appraising as using tablets and laser measuring devices to gather data at your real estate appraisal inspections. There are two questions that I get asked frequently: “Which tablet should I...
We all have twenty-four hours in a day. One’s economic status, ethnicity, or gender doesn’t change that. I believe the secret to success is finding ways to create more time in, a day or in other words: buy time. Now it may sound as though I am contradicting myself, but when...
Statistics show that most appraisers either work on their own or have one other helper who might work with them. Very few residential appraisal offices have more than one appraiser and even fewer could be considered a true appraisal “firm” with many employees and contractors all...
I am somewhat frequently asked if it is wise to have more than one website as an appraiser. Firstly, let me just say that if you don’t currently have a website for your appraisal business, creating one should be one of your top priorities. It is extremely advantageous for your business to...
Recently, I noticed many appraisers were excited about a new bill that was introduced in Virginia. This bill initially sounded favorable to me, but as I examined it more closely, I quickly became concerned with the excitement that was building up around it in the appraiser community. Laws in...
Even years after UAD was first implemented, there remains some confusion over the quality and condition rating regulations within the appraiser community. Let's talk briefly about Fannie Mae's regulations concerning Q and C ratings.
The quality and condition of a home can certainly improve or...