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Growing a Weed-Free Appraisal Business successful-volume-appraisal-business Aug 09, 2018

As business owners, we are all too well accustomed to the problems or “weeds” that pop on a frequent basis. I want to give you some tips for growing a healthy business that runs a little more smoothly.

When it comes to growing a healthy, weed-free lawn, there are two basic approaches one can take: ...

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Professionals Work on Billable Hours marketing-advertising-fees-clients-appraisals Aug 02, 2018

I find that most times when appraisers complain about fees (myself included), we are often not willing to correct our own notion that “it’s all about how much we can fetch in fees.” Isn’t it time we retrain our thinking as appraisers, because it’s not just about the set fees. It’s more about how we ...

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How to Charge Cancellation Fees marketing-advertising-fees-clients-appraisals Jul 30, 2018

You’ve been driving for more than an hour and a half to your appraisal appointment. So, you decide to call the client and let them know you’re almost there - only for you to get told, ‘We cancelled, didn’t the bank tell you?’

For those involved in real estate appraisal, this is an all too common e...

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Get In Front of Problems trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Jul 23, 2018

Well folks, I just had what I call a “kneecap to kneecap” meeting with one of my key employees. This is an individual who has been with me for a while. I love her to death because she is wonderful in so many ways, but it was time to do some auditing. Those who’ve taken my Go Create Some Value worksh...

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Age is Relative inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Jun 27, 2018

You might have noticed a certain theme running through some of my recent blog posts. I’ve been focusing on the fundamentals of real estate appraisal; the importance of location, differentiating between price and value and so on. It’s been a kind of Appraisal 101, if you will.

I’ve been doing this ...

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Location, Location, Location inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Jun 15, 2018

It’s one of the oldest sayings in the industry and you’ve all heard it a million times before. “What are the three biggest rules of real estate? Location, location, location.” The thing you have to realize, however, is that it’s not just a tired old axiom! There’s also a valuable truth in there, whi...

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