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Appraiser and Client Trust Factor inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Oct 20, 2014

Relationships are important.  The bonds we form with a spouse, children, friends, or business associates can be powerful and a strength.  When trust is broken, however, deep challenges emerge.  Divorce, separation, or permanent dissolution can be the end result when someone’s integrity is on the lin...

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Are you Seriously Still Using Just One Monitor? lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Oct 04, 2014

 I shall never forget the day I walked into that appraiser’s home office in Garland, Utah and looked at his desk.  There was no computer to be found.  Just an oversized, beige typewriter.  “Where’s your computer,” I asked apprehensively?

“Oh, I am too old to learn that new, fandangled technology st...

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November is a Great Time to Visit Vegas lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Jul 28, 2014

Readers of my blog know I am not a big Las Vegas fan.  I end up there 3-4 times per year, but it is not my favorite city in the world.  It is fun the first few times, but after that it gets a bit old.  Needless to say, do not let my opinion of ‘Sin City’ dissuade you from attending the 2014 Appraisa...

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Non-Lender vs. AMC Appraisal Work amc-alternative-agents-appraising Apr 20, 2014

One of the hottest topics right now in the appraisal world is that of non-lender work.  I am probably asked a question concerning non-lender appraisals a couple of times per week, at least.  “How do I do more work for attorneys?”  “How do I go about marketing to home owners?”  “I want to work with m...

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Should Appraisers be Using Regression Analysis Tools? inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Apr 14, 2014

What is a regression tool for appraisers?  In layman’s terms, it is a way to take statistical data and boil it down into a readable format.  It is one thing for an appraiser to say the market is decreasing, increasing or stable, but can they support that comment beyond a gut-feeling?  Regression ana...

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A Few Things you Might Need if you are going to do Appraisal Expert Witness Work lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Mar 17, 2014

With the downturn in the mortgage lending world, many appraisers are scrambling for more non-lender business.  One aspect that is appealing to some is that of Expert Witness Testimonies.  Many trials or depositions need a real estate appraiser to perform expert witness services.  This can be a fun a...

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