Appraising Life, One House At A Time
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
As I sit here today, I am thinking of that great new post. That amazing new blog post that will make a difference to just 1 person. I can sit for hours, and it doesn’t come. Then when I least expect it, I get a message from someone that changes my life in an instant.
What do you offer? Think about it. What is it you genuinely offer to others? I’m sure if you’re like me, you came up with some pretty generic answers to this question. Answers like I’m a good listener, I offer a good service in my business, and I offer help when needed. Ok, that’s a
Over the past couple of weeks, numerous news sites have put out articles that seem to blame appraisers for delays in the lending world. Along with this narrative, the recent Covid 19 pandemic is also being sited as a possible reason as well as the continued narrative of an appraiser shortage and how difficult it
In today’s day and age, along with social media, we are flooded with negative thoughts and negative posts. The media, friends, and family tend to post everything they believe to be true to their feeds, especially when it comes to doom and gloom. In the Valuation world we see numerous posts per day that showcase
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
