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The Appraisal Foundation has recently issued a Practical Application of Real Estate Appraisal. You’ve heard of FIRREA, now there’s PAREA….
I read an article that hit on one of my pet peeves last week. It was about food labels. I…
Those of you who have being reading this column for a while know that I love to sail. And of…
Time fragmentation is a real thing. In the computer world, fragmentation leads to storage space being “wasted”. Over time and…

Calling someone a millennial is just as enjoyable as someone calling me a baby boomer. Placing your employees in generational…

I was born curious. So were you. And that’s good, very good. Now the bad news – we lose our…
Strategic planning has come up in so many areas of my life lately, I figured it might be coming up…
The production levels of cows have gone through the roof and many who study this say it’s because of technology,…

It’s Mid-Year, “Come on” you say, “summer has just started.” Agreed. But it’s also mid-point in the business year and…
Why do we sometimes cheat ourselves? Why don’t we upgrade the tools and processes we rely on every day? Could…
As you know, I get my inspiration for writing from my everyday experiences. I was fortunate to have an opportunity…

In our very, very connected world we unfortunately waste time. It’s so easy to do it. It’s like overeating or…