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Introducing a FREE Appraiser Themed Podcast lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Mar 18, 2015

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Collateral Underwriting (CU) Made Simple inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Jan 14, 2015

I have received a fair number of requests from appraisers across the country asking me to address the upcoming Collateral Underwriting (CU) from Fannie Mae. 聽After all, it all begins in just a few weeks. 聽Are you ready? 聽Are you like most appraisers in that you still have a lot of questions? 聽We hit...

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Drones Doing Appraisal Inspections? technology-mobile-website-socialmedia-appraising Dec 27, 2014

鈥淵es Ma鈥檃m, that is correct. Next Tuesday at 9:30 AM. Our drone will be at your door at that time to do the visual inspection. Typically, it will fly around the exterior of the home first to measure and take photos. After it is done, the drone will need access to fly through each of the rooms in you...

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Is $25 per Square Foot Accurate? inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Dec 16, 2014

What is the proper adjustment for differences in square footage on a 2,500 square foot home as compared to a 2,800 square foot abode? $25 per square foot? $30 a foot? $40? If you are the type of appraiser who makes an educated guess, throws it in the report, and then changes it if it does not work q...

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Do you Communicate with your Clients Enough? trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Dec 07, 2014

I recently found myself, once again, away from home at鈥攜et another鈥攁ppraisal conference.聽 Unfortunately on this trip however, I found myself not feeling well.聽 This was different than the normal flu or cold.聽 However, I am stubborn (hey, I鈥檓 a guy) and did not want to see a doctor or the inside of a...

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

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

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