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289 Broken Taillights & Drug Charges
What do you do when the state comes knocking at your door? Dustin talks today about how to handle the initial stages of a state board complaint.
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288 Can You Be An Appraiser And An Agent
Jerin Harper joins us again to talk through 'conflicts of interest.' As an appraiser and a real estate agent, he has had some experiences that would cause one to pause and ask questions. Dustin and Jerin also talk...
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287 What tools do you need to start appraising?
There are a lot of wants in an appraisal business, but what are the bare bones tools that are necessary to start appraising? Dustin gives his list today.
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286 Jesse The Trainee
Today is another Appraiser Stories episode, but with a twist. Dustin talks with Jesse Ledbetter about how he fell into appraising and his thoughts after being a trainee for a year. If you are thinking about...
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285 What is a Final Anyway?
We do them all the time, but how long has it been since you actually read what you are doing? Can you do a final on a property that you were not the original appraiser on? What if you find stuff that the original...
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284 What is Titan Analytics?
Matt Krodel from Alamode is here to talk about Titan Analytics. Alamode is making the MC Addendum fun again.
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283 Longevity Bonus for Appraisers
A Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan is what the big boys and girls use on Wall Street to keep their top CEOs from getting poached by other companies. The same concept might work to help put 'golden handcuffs' on...
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282 What is Titan Reports?
Joel Baker From Alamode is here to talk about the new Total. Titan Reports will be out by the end of the year, and it will put your appraisal software in the cloud.
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281 Life Insurance for Your Appraiser Employees
Who are your key employees? What would happen if they were not around anymore to assist with your business growth. We put life insurance on our family members, but have you considered doing it for employees? ...
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280 The Problem With Market Value
We do it every day; appraise to find the market value, but is there a problem with the very definition of market value? Tim Andersen joins Dustin to discuss Fannie Mae's definition of MV and what an appraiser can...
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279 Long Term Disability for Appraisers
In Part II of this Minisode series, Dustin talks about providing Long Term Disability Insurance for your employees.
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278 Michael Simmons on The Future of Appraising
Michael Simmons from Axis Financial is back to talk about the appraisal profession, where it is headed, and what is being done about it.
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