When was the last time you brought in somebody from outside your firm to help you solve an appraisal problem?  Is that a step you should take?  Aren’t appraisers supposed … Read More

You never know what is going to happen in your appraisal office. There are just too many variables to be able to cover all of them all the time. So, let’s look at the word triage. All it means is “the act of dividing into three.” In medicine, it means the decisions of who gets treated now, who gets treated …

Should appraisers pay to be on an AMC’s approved appraiser list?  Is this one way to get new clients?  If an AMC solicited you, would you check it out?  Now, … Read More

You never know what is going to happen in your appraisal office.  There are just too many variables to be able to cover all of them all the time.  So … Read More

I sometimes am criticized for hiring assistants outside of the United States. More specifically, I am criticized for paying my virtual assistants outside the United States 3-6 dollars an hour. … Read More

We do not have much data from sales during COVID-19 yet. Are there other ways to determine how the pandemic will affect the nation’s real estate markets? And sometimes, change happens so fast, we have to react equally as fast. How about the listings in your market? Is their absolute number up or down? How about listing prices – are …

I think it is human nature to do things the way you have always done them. Now these things may not necessarily be wrong, but they also may be hurting … Read More

  Many of you are striving towards building and changing your appraisal firm. You are working to grow your business, delegate more, and improve the quality of your services. It … Read More