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Many appraisers work out of our homes, not interacting with office staff or other appraisers. Even when we’re out, we’re still doing work-related tasks like shooting pictures and doing inspections. It is often a one-man show, and can be very lonely. There are, however, ways to make...
There is a principle, or way of looking at things that I try to regularly apply both personally and when I am coaching others. This is a tool that helps me find if and where I need to change things in my personal and business life or in the lives of the individuals I mentor. I call it...
Most of my coaching clients come to me with a less than refined idea of what they want for their future. Essentially they tell me they want to make more money, have more time, or make more money and have more time. However, they are unclear what having more money and/or more time would...
Ever appraised the wrong house? I have. So, probably have you. OK, dumb mistake made. Nothing you can do about it. So, how do you recover from a mistake that large?
First of all, understand I thought I had the right house. My office said the front door would be...
We do not have much data from sales during C-19 yet. But are there other ways to determine how the pandemic will affect the nation’s real estate markets? And sometimes, change happens so fast, we have to react equally fast.
How about the listings in your market? Is...
As I talk with other appraisers and read online forums, I am often saddened by what I hear and see. Many appraisers appear to be unhappy with their profession, and this perspective has to affect their personal lives as well. Whether you fell into appraising or actively pursued the profession, you...