I don’t spend a lot of time in the office. In fact, I’m usually just in on Mondays. Most of my week is spent out and about on appraisal inspections. On the rare occasion ,when I do have a few hours to spare, I’ll set up in a coffee shop or a restaurant. That’s just the way I work. I'm a mobile appra...

Judging is so fun. We do it behind people’s back. We do it on Facebook. We even do it in person.

Sometimes, I think we just can’t help ourselves. It is just in our nature. The problem is, most of the time

we have no idea what we are talking about. Kind of like this blog post. I am going to rant a ...

“Yes Ma’am, 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...

Last time, we talked about tablets and which ones were best for appraisers.  The other question that is frequently asked of me concerning Mobile Appraising is that of laser measuring devices.  As you know, there are many of them on the market.  You can go to Home Depot and pick up a laser for around...

I got an email recently, from a listener to The Appraiser Coach Podcast. The individual in question asked, “Is it OK to use TOTAL’s weighted average technique in the final reconciliation of the sales comparison in determining market value?” It was a great question.

Most of you in the real estate a...