Your phone rings, it’s a local number and you answer right away. Afterall, it could be an appraisal order from a new customer, a potential homeowner, a local bank, or … Read More
Dear Appraisers, Why do You Care about Your Competition’s Fees
As appraisers we often wear at least two different hats. You have heard me talk about the business owner cap versus the technician cap. While we often play both roles, … Read More
Driving Comps Can Be Risky Business
Recently, I had a scary experience while taking comp photos. I live in a very rural area where there are a lot of people who are very protective about their … Read More
Getting a “No”
We are constantly negotiating with people in our lives. All day, every day, we are asking things of our friends, family, clients and coworkers. We’ve been taught to try and … Read More
Be Nice or Be Quiet
Back in the 1980’s an American minister by the name of Robert Fulghum published a series of essays in a book titled All I Really Need To Know I Learned … Read More
Wealth and Why
I love having the opportunity to get involved with other appraisers and to assist them in moving their businesses to the next level. I’ve been doing a lot of one-on-one … Read More
Under Promise and Over Deliver
There are certain principles of good work and challenges that come when starting or running any business. Much of what we learn as business owners can also be passed on … Read More
When Should We Put Technology Aside?
I woke up to a text the other morning from one of my employees. The text had been sent at 12:30 AM! Now, I turn my phone off at night … Read More
Saving Photos as an Appraiser
It is no secret that we as appraisers take a lot of photos. I probably take about 20-25 per house that I inspect. Then there are all the comp photos. … Read More
How To Determine Time Adjustments
I recently had a question come in from a follower regarding how to best make time adjustments in this crazy world of multiple offers and offers over list. It was … Read More