I’ve always had a complicated relationship with social media. If it weren’t for business, I’m honestly not sure I’d be on it at all. Some weeks I barely post anything. Other weeks, I find myself sharing more than I expected. I see the good it can do—connecting people, keeping us informed, offering a...

Remember when the GSEs swore a brand-new Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) would roll out in 2020? Then 2021. Then 2022. 2024. The current timetable says: pilot on Sept 8 2025, broad release Jan 26 2026, mandatory by that fall and old ways of doing things dead by spring 2027. Fine print: “subject to c...

Remember when the GSEs swore a brand-new Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) would roll out in 2020? Then 2021. Then 2022. 2024. The current timetable says: pilot on Sept 8 2025, broad release Jan 26 2026, mandatory by that fall and old ways of doing things dead by spring 2027. Fine print: “subject to c...

You might not think it’s possible, but I’ve learned firsthand that small actions can have a big impact. There was a time when I felt a little defeated by the system. I was involved in politics for years, pushing hard for change, only to feel like my voice was getting lost in the noise. After some ye...

          After a trip to Washington, D.C. and Chicago for some Mastermind classes, and a visit with my daughter at Michigan State, I went to work at my office in Idaho Falls to find that I had an “Official Mail” slip attached to my door. I thought that was a little strange, because the address of m...

I want to share with you a tax tip.  Unfortunately, we appraisers have to pay taxes.  This may help you to make it less painful.  

When I was a young appraiser, every year when April 15th rolled around and I saw what I had to pay in taxes, I was so worried I could not sleep for days.  And it was no...