Come together
Is it time to step outside of our box? We’re not just bank appraisers.Bank appraisers are more than what’s between the covers of an appraisal. We’re risk managers. We’re not just fee appraisers.Fee appraisers are more than vendors. We’re due diligence experts. We’re both responsible for defining the risk management objectives that our team delivers […]
The water cooler is dead
As the owner of an appraisal firm or appraisal manager of your department, you can no longer manage with the Ronco Rotisserie oven slogan, “Set it and forget it.” Your people need something different to be productive. The rules of the race have changed. If you surveyed your people, I’m betting 90% want to work […]
Who’s on your crew
Bank and fee appraisers are siloed. There’s little time to collaborate with new productive ideas including leveraging technology for your firm or appraisal department. The result? Working a lot. No vacations. No bueno. Did you ever think you’d be working this hard in your career? Race day My wife and I recently completed a sailing […]
Where are we going
The valuation industry has reached a fork in the road. The appraiser shortage is happening right now. Those remaining in the field are struggling with the current workload, fee and bank appraisers alike. It’s not getting easier. No longer can we afford to stay in chronic busy mode. It’s time to help our industry succeed. […]
Appraiser’s superpower
Commercial appraiser’s superpower is asking questions. The questions provide master-level due diligence for buyers and investors of real estate and help banks understand collateral risk. Let’s take one typical sentence from a commercial appraisal. Then let’s ask questions. To save space, the questions are presented in one long paragraph with incorrect punctuation Jack Kerouac-style. I […]
Up to the next level
When’s the last time you’ve done something for the first time? In your valuation career, what year are you operating? Repeating ideas and processes from years ago? Time for next level? So much stuff This week, we moved our offices after 25+ years. After hiring a moving company with four guys for two days; I […]
