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547 Bob Ross and Your Appraisal Business
What can the painter Bob Ross - may he rest in peace - teach us about our lives and our business? Is it time you took just 30 mins to paint the picture of your life?
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546 Can You Remote In To Your Appraisal Software From Your Phone
Dustin was recently traveling in Australia and had a need to look at a report on his server back in Idaho. No problem, he was connected within seconds via his mobile phone. How does that work?
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545 Josh Walitt on Investigations
Josh Walitt, a friend to the program, joins us again to talk about state board investigations. How do you prepare so you don’t have to go through the process, and what do you do when the state comes looking for your...
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544 If You Want Something Done Right
There is a false notion out there that in order to get something done right, it must be done by you personally. We, as business owners, spend way too much time working on and not in our businesses.
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543 Top 5 Things The Pandemic Has Taught Us About Appraising
For many, the pandemic has not been fun. It has been a challenge, but what lessons have we learned? More importantly, can we take those lessons and apply them long-term?
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542 Are You An Essential Worker
We have heard the term during the pandemic, "Essential Worker." Let's move beyond what that means from a government perspective and ask ourselves what that means from a professional perspective.
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541 Are Appraisers Required to Measure and see Every Room
Tim Andersen - The Appraiser's Advocate - joins Dustin to answer two listener questions about measuring the subject and seeing every unit/room. Are these things required? Tim helps answer in another episode of Dear...
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540 Mad Gab and Covid-19
What does a funny board game have to do with appraising right now? Dustin reminds us to slow down, take your time, focus, and check your work.
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539 Can You Just Assume The Interior Is Average
With the pandemic has come a lot of change. Have the rules around extraordinary assumptions changed? Dustin explores what USPAP and Fannie Mae say about it. Stay safe out there.
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538 Credible Covid
Will we get a 'pass' when it comes to the changing scope of work during the pandemic? Maybe, but perhaps the opposite is true. We still need to have credible data and cannot be misleading in our appraisals
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537 Change is Opportunity
Lots of change right now with the pandemic. Some of it is difficult, but some of it opens doors for opportunities we never had. This week, Dustin shares some specific data on how this Covid-19 deal can help...
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536 What Do You Say To Your Market During A Pandemic
Be known and be known as the expert, but what does that really mean? How do you get known? What would you say to your potential clients? Dustin goes Facebook Live with his group on the mic while you listen behind the...
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