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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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The (or at Least “A”) Reason We Are Not Hiring Trainees trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Apr 12, 2012

I just returned home from a meeting with my church congregation.  I sat next to a man whom I have known for just a short period of time.  However, I know him to be a good man, honest, and hard working.  “You mentioned you work in the appraisal field, right?” he asked.  “Are you looking to hire anyon...

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Why are Lenders not Allowing Trainees? trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Feb 03, 2012

Appraisalbuzz recently posted a 'White Paper' on Training the Next Generation of Appraisers.  I thought it was a good enough read to repost to my subscribers.

Please read the article HERE and see my comments below:

I commend the authors of this well-thought out article.  Though I do not agree wi

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Appraisal Office Resolutions for 2012 lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Dec 29, 2011

“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”  Not sure who first said it. Don’t really care. It is a mantra I live by and have learned first-hand that it is true.  Traditionally, January 1 marks the unofficial “Let’s Make a Plan for the Year” date.  What is your plan?  Another truism I like is that ‘if ...

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