The Appraiser Coach Podcast

Are you seeing a creeping trend among AMCs now requiring 3 active listings on every appraisal?  What are you going to do about that?  Let me offer a suggestion.  

Another edition of Appraiser Stories where you get to know more about your appraiser peers.

Just a quick shout out to all of my appraiser friends who are located in the United States.  Hoping you and yours a very happy Independence Day!

Red Sky AMC is now allowing trainees to inspect without a supervisor.  Find out why this is a really big deal.  More talk on Customary and Reasonable fees, and why bragging on Facebook about the cele…

Though Anow.com is an advertiser on the podcast, this minisode was not solicited.  I am so impressed by what this software can do for an appraisal office that I wanted to tell you, the listeners, mor…

Many appraisers believe that in order to follow the rules and regulations of our day, that we are sometimes required to be rude to our customers and clients.  Well, there is a way to be both kind and…

Many of you have heard that the state of Lousianna recently came after Coaster VMS for not paying C&R fees to appraisers.  In this episode, Isaac Peck, Assoicate Editor at WorkingRE magazine, explain…

Today we are joined by an appraiser out of Colorado who understands regression and statistical analysis.  If you have been wondering about this type of thing, Josh was wonderful to listen to and lear…

Sometimes we are our own worse enemies.  As appraisers, we are shooting ourselves in the foot if we continue to run down our peers.  It is time to put away the weapons and pull out the olive branches…

In our second episode of Appraiser Stories, we talk to Mark Buhler, a Certified Residential Appraiser in California.  He has been at this a few years (since the 80's) and has a few stories to tell.  

Have you ever wanted to hire a virtual assistant, but do not even know where to begin?  In this minisode, you will learn how to do it and avoid common mistakes.  

This week, Dustin shares one of his biggest principles of prosperity; working ON your business rather than always working IN your business.  It is one of those activities that has polvaulted his succ…

Jim Morrison joins us to give some sneak peaks into the upcoming Valuation Expo in Baltimore, MD on June 29 - July 1.  Vendors.  Speakers.  Networking.  Fun.  Food.  Continuing Ed.  For a limited tim…

Dave Towne joins me in a lively discussion around C&R Fees.  What do we need to do to get the amount we are worth?  

John Dingman, Chief Appraiser at AppraisalTek, is with us for a second week.  If you missed last week's episode, you may want to catch it first before listening to this one.  John was good enough to …

Have you ever wanted to talk bluntly with a Chief Appraiser at an AMC?  Dustin did and here it is.  Thanks to John Dingman and AppraisalTek for allowing this to take place.  

I see this question quite often from appraisers. Can you use the subject itself as a comparable sale and put it in the grid? Today we tackle that question and not only come up with an answer philosop…