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Should Adjustments Actually Be Done?

How much credit should we give ourselves when it comes to making adjustments? Making adjustments is controversial. USPAP says nothing about adjustments – it does not require us to make them. They are a GSE construct. So, should we real estate appraisers stop making adjustments? Clients pay us for opinions of value, so our adjustments […]

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The Wheels on the Appraiser Bus Go Round and Round

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 sure that you have the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the buss, and that those people who are on the bus

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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 while. I love her to death because she is wonderful in so many ways, but it was time to do some auditing. Those who’ve taken

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Which Vehicle is Best for Appraisers

  As many of you know, I often head to appraisal-related Facebook groups and forums to check out the hot topics of the day. It’s a nice little way to keep up with the state of our profession as a whole. Every now and again the topic of driving comes up and specifically what kinds

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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 habit. I need your help. Okay, so that might be a little dramatic… but I’m only half-joking! I do genuinely have an obsession with post-it notes

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