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Dustin's Unbiased Review of CubiCasa inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Jul 11, 2024

CubiCasa, a destination island or a helpful tool you can use on your next appraisal? As you may have guessed, it’s the latter. CubiCasa is an application that provides anyone, especially appraisers, with the sketch of a house by videoing it. You won’t need your laser measure this time...

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Don’t Just Endure - Excel inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Apr 25, 2024

Recently, I've delved into a topic on many minds – the market's shifts, whether a recession, slowdown, or a mere change in dynamics. This phenomenon is widespread, affecting appraisers nationwide. Yet, intriguingly, while some face hardships, others thrive. The question echoes: Why the...

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Are Comp Photos a Thing of the Past? inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Oct 16, 2023

Different types of appraisals call for different needs. As an appraiser, you are the most qualified to make choices regarding an appraisal. There are a lot of things you have to juggle, and clients and lenders have their own ideas of how it should be. What about in regards to comp photos? With...

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Highest and Best Use inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Aug 07, 2023

I had a man reach out to me with a question about a property he had been asked to appraise. It was being listed as a single-family home, but was clearly meant for some other use, probably as a foster type home (he mentioned in his email to me that it had 3 kitchens – one on each floor). His...

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The Hard to Find (Important) Details inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Feb 21, 2023

I’ve recently been looking into real estate as an investor, and I found a rental property relatively close to my home that looked pretty promising. It was advertised as a 4-plex, with 2 duplexes on the same property. The price was fairly steep, but not unreasonable considering the income...

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The Language Barrier inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Nov 01, 2022

Language is important. We often get so caught up in the moment, so laser-focused on how we feel about something, that we become casual in the verbiage that we use. Often, we say one thing without realizing or considering that it could mean something else. This is why it is so important to be...

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