Appraising Life, One House At A Time
There is no way I can start this blog off without referencing the famous scene from the sopranos with Vic the Appraiser seen here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IcGMCA13T9M Poor Vic. He just gets beat up for just doing his Job in this episode. While many appraisers will never experience this sort of violence against them, they do experience
In today’s day and age, we want things fast. We want our amazon packages in 1-3 days, we want our food delivery within 30 min or so, and we want changes to occur overnight. While all this is great, there is something that can’t happen quickly…. Making changes to yourself. Sunday, July 19th, will be
Fear. Forget Everything And Retreat. This statement is what my counselor told me the first day I sat in my alcohol rehab meeting with him. This is what Fear meant to him. I heard him say it, but I didn’t understand the importance of it until I started to dig deep into my fears both
Note: I am releasing this earlier than the 1 year mark as I want that day to be something I can reflect upon on my own with no outside noise. For me ist going to be a special day that i will have to continue to work at. July 19 2019. I awake in bed
We hear it all the time. “ Think outside the box.” But what does that really mean? To me it means to think freely, think of things I myself or others don’t already do, finding a new perspective or idea off the beaten path. It’s a phrase that is so underutilized in the appraiser profession
This is a word that most appraisers have forgotten or just don’t even know exists. In the appraiser world there are 2 types of business. The lender business and what we call private business. Yet many appraisers out there have no idea just how much OTHER business they can create and or generate just by
Recently I have noticed in various groups and forums many posts from Realtors about Appraisers as well as Appraisers about Realtors. These posts aren’t about complimenting one another rather they are about complaining and or making disparaging comments about each profession. Realtors will say appraisers are not doing their job correctly, coming in low, killing
The past couple years have been a roller coaster for me. I’ve had many ups and downs along the way. From my lawsuit with an AMC, trying to do everything I can to help appraisers, organizing a conference, starting a new podcast, getting sober and fighting alcoholism every day, getting focused on myself and my
Golf. It’s a sport I absolutely love to play, however I am not very good at it. I spend a lot of my time looking for my ball because its either in the woods, in the water or in someone’s back yard. However, every once in a while I hit a good straight drive, hit
Let’s face it, at one time or another in our lives we believed in such mythical figures as Santa, The Easter Bunny, Unicorns, Sasquatch, the Tooth Fairy, and Leprechauns. All of these amazing figures have a long history of stories, sightings, and have created excitement and joy for millions of people past and present. As
