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Holding an Appraiser Brainstorming Meeting

For your real estate appraisal office, a great idea you can implement is brainstorming meetings. This might be something you already do, but it’s great to do these on a regular, scheduled basis. These are in order to improve your business and work toward the vision that you have for your real estate appraisal office. […]

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The Richest Appraiser in Babylon

If you’ve not read “The Richest Man In Babylon” by George S. Clason, stop reading this blog right now, get on Amazon, and order a copy of it immediately.  Order the book and leave it next to your bed so you read it last thing at night.  Order the Audible version of it so you

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You Know Don Quijote is Nuts, Right?

I am not a book snob.  I’m not even a real big reader, especially of the Classics, which I find way too deep and hard to understand.  I’m OK with light fiction, but Shakespeare is just too hard to get through.  Now, that said, I deeply love Miguel de Certantes’ classic, “The Man of La

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Can an AMC Tell Appraisers How to Dress?

I recently saw a Facebook post where an appraiser was quite upset and offended that an AMC asked him to dress professionally for an appraisal walkthrough. Now, this was a request that was made up front as one of the conditions for accepting the order. Reading the post, it sounded like this appraiser was upset

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Oh, No! Not An Economics Lesson! Dustin, Stop! You’re Killing Me!

What do you think of Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations?! B-O-R-I-N-G!  You’re right, Adam Smith’s book is not the most exciting reading on the planet.  It was not exciting when Smith first published it in 1776. It was not exciting when I first read it over a decade ago.  It is not exciting

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How Do The Presence (or Absence of Sex Offenders) Affect Appraised Value?

OK. You’re well and truly involved with your research on a job that’s already late.  You think you’ve got all your due diligence-bases covered.  But you call the broker to confirm on last detail and she asks you, “You know there is a half-way house for sex offenders in the neighborhood, don’t you?  It’s about

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Envisioning Your Appraiser Future

Most of my coaching clients come to me with a less than refined idea of what they want for their future. Essentially they tell me they want to make more money, have more time, or make more money and have more time. However, they are unclear what having more money and/or more time would specifically

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What Do You Mean I Appraised the Wrong House!?

Ever appraised the wrong house?  I have.  So, probably have you.  OK, dumb mistake made.  Nothing you can do about it.  So, how do you recover from a mistake that large? First of all, understand I thought I had the right house.  My office said the front door would be unlocked so I could carry

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Is a Model Home Considered Occupied?

Here’s a situation you’ll run into once or twice in your career.  There is a new subdivision.  Now, new subdivisions sometimes have model homes.  Model homes typically have furniture, fixtures, and equipment – usually upgraded. The subdivision has completed its sales program and the developer is now selling the model(s).  Your job is to appraise

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The Tier V Position Must Function at 30,000 Feet

You have heard me talk (a lot!) about Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, and Tier IV appraisal office  skills. Now we’re going to talk about Tier V office skills, which are a vision over the first three.  The person who occupies Tier I or Tier II basically has no appraisal skills because, at these

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