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Did That Guy Just Take a Picture of my Kids? inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Apr 25, 2018

I want to talk to you today about something most of us appraisers do on a daily basis – taking comparable photos.

Now, I don’t want to get into the whole “Are comps a waste of time? Do they actually serve any purpose?” debate. That’s gone on long enough and it isn’t going to stop any time soon. Ins...

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Corelogic And a la mode; Has The Sky Fallen? technology-mobile-website-socialmedia-appraising Apr 17, 2018

The news hit like a freight train last Thursday – CoreLogic had acquired a la mode. The story sent shockwaves throughout the appraisal industry, and it’s no reach to say that the general response, at least on social media, has been negative.

Appraisers have been nervous about CoreLogic’s growing in...

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Which Vehicle is Best for Appraisers? lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Apr 05, 2018

As many of you know, I often head to appraisal-related Facebook groups and forums to check out the hot topics of the day. It’s a nice little way to keep up with the state of our profession as a whole. Every now and again the topic of driving comes up and specifically what kinds of vehicles appraiser...

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Behold the Post-it Note technology-mobile-website-socialmedia-appraising Mar 26, 2018

Hello everybody, my name is Dustin Harris and I am an addict. The nature of my addiction? Post-it notes. I’ve tried and I’ve tried and I just can’t kick the habit. I need your help.

Okay, so that might be a little dramatic… but I’m only half-joking! I do genuinely have an obsession with post-it no...

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Off-Shouldering; The Key to Success inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Mar 16, 2018

We are now knee-deep in tax season. Oh joy. When I realized this, it got me thinking about the first time I ever made use of off-shouldering.  

“Off-shouldering” is a phrase that long-term Appraiser Coach followers have probably heard me use many times. For the uninitiated, it is a pretty literal t...

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Avoiding False Charges uspap-reporting-errors-quality-appraising Feb 18, 2018

Disclaimer: I am not an attorney, CFP®, or CPA®, physician, etc., thus do not offer legal, financial, accounting, or medical advice. You should not interpret anything in this blog to be legal, financial, medical, or tax/accounting advice since there is no such advice here. If you want or need such a...

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