Head Down for 30 Years. Now What?
What do you want? Easy question but hard to articulate: What do you want for your appraisal department, firm, or career? How about retirement? “Playing golf” often shows up as the default answer. Easy, familiar and safe but rarely reflects what truly energizes you. Passion probably wasn’t what got you here. Competence did. Consistency did. […]
Breaking Into the Mafia-Like Industry
The profession has real growth potential but remains insular and hard to enter. Better public awareness and peer communities could change who gets in and how fast.
Speed & Turnaround Are Killing Us
Rushed turnarounds are hurting work quality; commercial appraisals need a 3–5 day standard, and the next generation needs room to do things differently.
Appraiser Trainee or McDonalds — Who Pays More?
Trainee pay is embarrassingly low; fixing the pipeline starts with rethinking college requirements and how the profession introduces itself to new talent.
Underbidding Self-Sabotages Appraisers
Accepting low fees drags the whole industry down. Strong research skills and a confident professional identity are the real marks of great appraisal work.
What’s Your Highest & Best Use as an Appraiser?
Apply the highest-and-best-use framework to your own career: market yourself, speak publicly, and get involved at local and national levels.