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Going All-in

I recently celebrated an exciting milestone. I have officially gone one full year without eating sugar! Now that’s not 100% – everything has sugar in it these days. But I stopped eating what I call “avoidable sugar,” a term that I adopted from one of my mastermind students. In other words, I cut out the […]

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When You’re Up A Creek, Cross It

We often have experiences that teach us principles of life or business—or in this case, both. And the power of an analogy is such that it can apply to a wide variety of circumstances, like this story of one appraiser who got lost in the middle of the woods but managed to rise above the

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Supporting Your International VA’s

Do you have a virtual assistant hired? Many appraisers have found this to be a great way to get needed tasks accomplished without having to do them yourself. You may have hired someone locally. And if that’s the case, you probably have provided the necessary resources and hardware for your employee to be successful, as

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The Monster in the Closet

A good appraiser knows that delegation can be an efficient and productive choice for their business, but the thought of that choice is often accompanied by fear. This comes up when as a professional, you ask yourself, “do I really need to be answering my own phones and emails, doing the data entry, scheduling my

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Which Hat Are You Wearing?

There are many different roles the we play as appraisers. We’re the technician, the business owner, the customer service representative, the secretary, and the janitor – all wrapped up in one. We take calls from customers and pick up our wrappers from lunch while we walk out the door to do an appraisal. We balance

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Are You Saying No to Future Business?

 I’ve begun to notice that retirement is starting to creep up on me a little bit, and I’m starting to wonder if I’m really ready. I recently decided to get back into investing in real-estate in an effort to start generating some passive income. Because the market where I live is saturated with investors, I

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What Do You Do When No One’s Watching?

It doesn’t happen very often, but I’m sure it’s happened to each of us at least once: while taking a payment at the door, someone pays you in cash. And a thought that may run through your mind is, “I don’t have to report this. There’s no trail, no evidence, and then I don’t have

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Taking Your Business to Soaring New Heights

I love my coaching. There’s just something about helping other people succeed that brings me a lot of joy! Something that comes up a lot during my coaching interviews with people is coming to the conclusion that it’s time to hire some help. Their reaction is usually something like this: “But what if I hire

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Responding To the 5 Most Popular Questions From Agents

Imagine you’re at an inspection. During your standard walk-through, you look out the window and see a car pull up into the driveway. Your mind starts racing when you see the magnetic banners on the side, advertising so-and-so agent with such-and-such real estate company. They walk in the door with a stack of papers and

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You Go Your Way, and I’ll Go Mine

Many of you know that I don’t do partnerships. I’ve had some negative experiences in the past, and I don’t like the idea of being a part of one again. Nevertheless, this is a subject that comes up sometimes in the appraisal field. My first piece of advice when it comes to partnerships is this:

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