I’ve always felt like an outsider in the Appraisal Institute. Maybe it’s because I rarely attended their meetings, never mingled with the right circles, or

“I do bank work.” It’s like an uncomfortable confession by many fee appraisers. The disconnect between chief appraisers and fee appraisers isn’t just a communication

The pirate patch wasn’t about an eye injury. It was really about efficiency. Topside: Patch on the right eye, left eye adjusted to bright light.Below

People think that cynicism is a sign of intelligence. It’s not. We often think of cynics as realists, those who see the world for what

It’s hard to run a poorly managed appraisal department. It’s hard to run an efficient appraisal department. It’s hard to run a poorly managed appraisal

Let me tell you a story of two Chief Appraisers. On paper, they’re nearly identical. Both seasoned, respected and running appraisal departments that keep their