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A Different (Ahem) Better Way of Thinking for Appraisers successful-volume-appraisal-business Oct 14, 2013

We just wrapped our first, Go Create Some Value, Two-day Workshop in Salt Lake City. Fourteen hours of positive instruction, plenty of appraiser interaction, and a whole lot of fun! But, what was most surprising to me was the difference in the attitude and caliber of appraisers in attendance. I have...

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How to Handle an Angry Borrower at a Re-inspection marketing-advertising-fees-clients-appraisals Sep 30, 2013

We've all been there. We do an appraisal inspection and find health and safety issues that must be mentioned in the appraisal. A few weeks later, we receive an engagement letter requesting a re-inspection. The appointment is set and the borrowers confirm that all repairs have been made to a satisfac...

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Appraisal Quality Control Procedures inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Sep 10, 2013

On Labor Day last week, I wrote an article titled “Four Types of People.”  The purpose of the blog post was to show you how I see the working world.  I carefully wrote the content, submitted it to my editor, and prepared it for distribution.

Because it was a holiday, I was at home, surrounded by my...

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Working Towards Retirement? For What? trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Apr 03, 2013

I stood in their yard in the unusual spring warmth and enjoyed visiting with my elderly neighbors.  While my 4-year old tugged on my arm and repeated the mantra, “Dad, when are we going to go home?” I just kept talking.  “How have you guys been feeling lately?”  Their answer was upbeat, but there wa...

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Why Appraisers Should Care about Social Media marketing-advertising-fees-clients-appraisals Feb 28, 2013

“Someone just told me she hired me because she liked my blog. How cool is that? #bloglove #buildtrustonline”  This was a recent ‘tweet’ from Ryan Lundquist (known on Twitter as ‘@SacAppraiser.’  Ryan has one of the best blogs of any appraiser out there on the Internet.  How do I know?  I follow (and...

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How Much Do You Charge for a 1004? inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising May 02, 2012

Had an interesting email come in yesterday. It came from a friend of mine in the appraisal industry and began with this question, “Care to reveal the minimum fee for a ‘typical’ 1004 + MC in your area?” The message went on to express some concern over some of the shenanigans that was going on in his...

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