You probably have heard me refer to the analogy of the bus in Jim Collins’ book, Good to Great. He compares a business to a bus and talks about making … Read More
Reconciliation
How do you reconcile between the value indications of the three approaches, or even between the range of value indication in even one approach? How you answer this is important … Read More
If You Are Going To Hire A Family Member Don’t Forget This One Rule
Statistics show that most appraisers either work on their own or have one other helper who might work with them. Very few residential appraisal offices have more than one appraiser … Read More
How I Make $100 an Hour as an Appraiser
Most sources online estimate that appraisers make an average of $25 an hour. While this used to be accurate for me when I first started out as an appraiser, I … Read More
Growing a Weed-Free Appraisal Business
As business owners, we are all too well accustomed to the problems or “weeds” that pop on a frequent basis. I want to give you some tips for growing a … Read More
Get In Front of Problems
Well folks, I just had what I call a “kneecap to kneecap” meeting with one of my key employees. This is an individual who has been with me for a … Read More
The Tiered Appraisal Office
If you’ve not read “Good to Great” by Jim Collins yet, then I highly recommend that you do so. It’s been a few years now since I read it myself, … Read More
Corelogic And a la mode; Has The Sky Fallen?
The news hit like a freight train last Thursday – CoreLogic had acquired a la mode. The story sent shockwaves throughout the appraisal industry, and it’s no reach to say … Read More
Behold the Post-it Note
Hello everybody, my name is Dustin Harris and I am an addict. The nature of my addiction? Post-it notes. I’ve tried and I’ve tried and I just can’t kick the … Read More
Off-Shouldering; The Key to Success
We are now knee-deep in tax season. Oh joy. When I realized this, it got me thinking about the first time I ever made use of off-shouldering. “Off-shouldering” is … Read More