Appraising Life, One House At A Time
Wow. Its been a while since I have written a blog post, however my reasons are many. The market has been insane, Covid, playing a lot of golf. Oh wait I’m making excuses… Its good to be back writing and I hope you like this one. I am an appraiser!! We see it and hear
The Real Estate appraiser profession is under attack. It’s being put under the microscope as we speak to be analyzed to its core. From alleged Racism in the job to Artificial Intelligence to develop new concepts of hybrid appraisals, the appraisal profession hasn’t been examined this much since the housing crash of 2008. However, I
Empathy. It’s probably the one word in the dictionary that has been lost. Lost in the fact that most have no idea what it means, that they have no idea how to use it, feel it, and well, it’s something that most aren’t taught these days. Before we go further, I’d like to ask you
Everyone, at some point in their life, takes a Journey. Whether it be a good one, a bad one, or an unexpected one, the journey you take is often defined by some life-changing experience or by your own decision to take it. The journey has a purpose; it has an end goal in mind that
Problems, we all have them, and they always seem to be happening. Whether it be in your personal life or business life, problems always seem to keep occurring, and we keep wanting them to stop. Some issues we create ourselves, some happen, and some are just plain out of our control. However, problems aren’t going
Recently I was watching a documentary on Netflix that was entitled “The Playbook: A Coach’s Rules for Life,” which had coaches with championship resumes share their personal rules for success in sports and in life. It featured Doc Rivers from the NBA, Jill Ellis of the USWNT soccer, Jose Mourinho of many European soccer programs,
Where do you want to be in 5 years? 10 Years? It’s something that many people will ask you, especially in a job interview. Its a question I was asked many times, and I would typically answer it like everyone else.. “I want to be financially secure, with a home and white picket fence, while
Change. It something almost every person fears even if they don’t know it. It can consume your mind and body; it can create havoc and even have you wishing it didn’t happen. However, Change can be a good thing, and if you just let it happen, if you take away the unknowns and embrace it,
The past three years have been such a roller coaster for me, from a lawsuit with an AMC to going into rehab for alcoholism and getting sober, running an appraisal business with absolutely no knowledge on how to run a business, its enough to make anyone go crazy and wonder just where and when life
Change. We all go through it. Some for good and some for the bad. Sometimes it’s planned, and sometimes it’s unexpected. I have experienced it all; however, even with experiencing it, sometimes there is a moment that just grips you tightly, makes you happy and sad at the same time, but overall your feelings just
