The Appraiser Coach Podcast

Tim Andersen joins Dustin to follow up on a prior discussion on Highest and Best Use.  Did you know there are two analysis that must be done when you do H&BU?  Can you do a hypothetical H&BU?  

Dustin had a recent experience where he visited a small law firm. It was not unusual that he dealt with multiple people, even though he was there to conduct business with an attorney. Why is an appraisal office seen as so much different!

If you have an inspection in a private neighborhood, do you have the right to also take comp pictures in that Neighborhood? Dustin talks today about comps in private neighborhoods and on private roads.

What do you do when the state comes knocking at your door? Dustin talks today about how to handle the initial stages of a state board complaint.

Jerin Harper joins us again to talk through 'conflicts of interest.'  As an appraiser and a real estate agent, he has had some experiences that would cause one to pause and ask questions.  Dustin and Jerin also talk through some other potential conflicts of interest included appraising your neighbor's, friend's, or family's homes.  

There are a lot of wants in an appraisal  business, but what are the bare bones tools that are necessary to start appraising? Dustin gives his list today. 

Today is another Appraiser Stories episode, but with a twist.  Dustin talks with Jesse Ledbetter about how he fell into appraising and his thoughts after being a trainee for a year.  If you are thinking about training, he offers some sound advice.

We do them all the time, but how long has it been since you actually read what you are doing? Can you do a final on a property that you were not the original appraiser on? What if you find stuff that the original appraiser should have caught? How do you handle these things? Dustin tackles those questions and more about the 1004D today

Matt Krodel from Alamode is here to talk about Titan Analytics. Alamode is making the MC Addendum  fun again.

A Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan is what the big boys and girls use on Wall Street to keep their top CEOs from getting poached by other companies.  The same concept might work to help put 'golden handcuffs' on your own employees.  In the final episode in this Minisode series of benefits for employees, Dustin talks about how and why it works.  

Joel Baker From Alamode is here to talk about the new Total. Titan Reports will be out by the end of the year, and it will put your appraisal software in the cloud.

Who are your key employees?  What would happen if they were not around anymore to assist with your business growth.  We put life insurance on our family members, but have you considered doing it for employees?  Dustin shows us how, in Part III of the Minisode series on employee benefits.

We do it every day; appraise to find the market value, but is there a problem with the very definition of market value?  Tim Andersen joins Dustin to discuss Fannie Mae's definition of MV and what an appraiser can learn from semantics.  

In Part II of this Minisode series, Dustin talks about providing Long Term Disability Insurance for your employees.

Michael Simmons from Axis Financial is back to talk about the appraisal profession, where it is headed, and what is being done about it.  

Dustin met recently with his Financial Adviser and is here to pass on some valuable ideas about benefits for your employees.  Today, he discusses how an IRA Retirement Fund with Employer Match works.

Desktops are becoming more and more popular.  Many appraisers shy away from them, but are they a product to consider?  Can an appraiser make a living and never leave the comfort of their office chair?  Dustin and Ernie explore.    

Dustin uses it and he talks about it all the time on this show.  Today, Dustin sits down with Greg Fandrick at the 2017 Fall Val Expo to get into the nuts and bolts of what ANOW is and why every appraiser should be using it.  

Datamaster is an amazing tool to help save you 30-60 mins per report.  Now, the new Datamaster is here (in Beta form).  Ryan and Mitch joined Dustin at the 2017 Vegas Val Expo to dig into the nitty gritty.

Do you have a regularly scheduled pay increase policy with your employees?  Maybe there is a better way to do it.  What about providing raises based on actual performance?  

One of the best parts of the Val Expo is to become familiar with the different appraisal-related vendors who are there.  Let's meet a few. 

Do you, as an employer, provide your appraisal employees with E&O?  How have you structured it?  The way you set it up could make a difference should there ever be a claim.  

What is it like to attend the Valuation Expo?  This year it happened during the most tragic week in Vegas history, but the events that fateful Sunday night did not stop participants from doing what they do.  Let's listen in as Dustin interviews a few.