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1082 Four Years And Already a Success
Today, Drew MacDonnell joins Dustin to talk about his four-year-old appraisal firm. You would never know it because he is much more advanced than most appraisers who have been in business 15 to 20 years. What is his...
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1081 AI and USPAP
Tim Andersen, The Appraisers' Advocate and USPAP expert, joins us to talk about artificial intelligence and how/if it relates to USPAP. How do we use AI to help us be better appraisers but still remain...
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1080 The Opportunity in the Doom and Gloom
While the Facebook forums are filled with appraisers complaining about the industry, Dustin explains why this is actually the best time to lean in. Learn why the "whiners" are actually creating a vacuum of opportunity...
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1079 Knowing Where To Put the Chalkmark
Real Value is only understood by a select few. Often our paradigms bias our judgement of others and what they bring to the table. In this episode, Dustin tells the story of Charles Proteus Steinmetz - an electrical...
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1078 The Real Dangers of AI
Dustin is obviously a big fan of artificial intelligence and spends many hours per day studying it, but what about the other side? It's not unusual for critics to bring up security and other dangers when talking about...
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1077 Refusing to Learn AI is an Ethical Failure for Appraisers
Some appraisers think that if they ignore or push against AI it will go away. But isn't it an ethical failure to refuse to advance and grow in your...
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1076 Eliminate the Shoulds
Dustin tells of a recent experience with his wife's business, where she was doing things because she "should." When we start to eliminate the "shoulds" in our lives, we start to realize that we are in...
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1075 Don't Try Harder, Try Different
There is a place for hard work. There is also a place to wake up and realize that what you are doing is not going to work no matter how much effort you put into...
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1074 I Made More Money Than I Spent Every Day in Thailand
Dustin's great joy in life is helping other appraisers set up their businesses in such a way that they are true business owners and not just the owners of their own job. Dustin recently spent two weeks in Thailand,...
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1073 Can You Run Your Appraisal Office on an AI Agent?
The era of the passive chatbot is over. For real estate appraisers, the real revolution isn't an AI that can write a poem—it’s an "Agent" that can actually log into your MLS, download plat maps, and manage your...
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1072 I am an AI Travel Pioneer
Dustin just returned from two weeks in Thailand with his wife, where he utilized AI both for planning and execution of the trip. Here is his full...
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1071 An Appraiser Actually Using AI in His Appraisal Practice
Today Dustin talks with Ben Onega. He is an appraiser out of Florida actually using AI on a day-to-day basis. They go in depth on not just ideals but practicality in the Appraisal...
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