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6 min read 2022-05-27 08:46:57

Does Your Property Need to Be Jacked Up?

Does your home need to be jacked up? Perhaps a better way of asking is, does your house need a lift? Occasionally, when performing appraisal

5 min read 2022-03-20 02:24:55

Greetings! The spring selling season is upon us. If you’re planning on selling your home, you’re probably going to have open houses so that you

9 min read 2022-03-02 22:00:00

How many steps have you taken in your life? How many steps do most people take in a lifetime? I’m sure that there are many factors that impact

6 min read 2022-01-01 02:49:39

I can’t believe that we are at the end of 2021. What an incredible housing market we have been in. And it doesn’t appear to be over! Homes are

6 min read 2021-12-02 20:55:00

One appraiser reports a driveway to be two cars in size. Another says the same driveway is six cars in size and another says the driveway is an

1 min read 2021-11-11 21:28:00

I have written several articles demonstrating the inaccuracy of AVMs like Zillow’s Zestimates. You might enjoy reading “AVM’s &

1 min read 2021-10-22 18:47:43

When you looked at your email today, you no doubt received a post indicating a new article was out entitled “How Remaining Economic Life Works”.

1 min read 2021-08-20 18:14:23

If you’re not an appraiser, if you are trying to figure out the value of a home, chances are good that you use a price per square foot metric.

1 min read 2021-06-25 19:35:58

What is the primary reason a newly built home has a higher market value than the same home that is older? In a word, depreciation. What is

1 min read 2021-05-27 21:00:00

Who needs an appraiser when one has cash? That’s a question a good friend asked me after telling me that a home on the same street from them sold,

1 min read 2021-05-13 19:50:12

When a rainbow appears, it can put a smile on our face. They are so beautiful! When one appears, you can be sure that images of one will appear on

8 min read 2021-04-29 18:24:37

Hello! I hope that you are enjoying the warmer weather! With the spring selling season upon us, my volume of work has been very high. So, I am

7 min read 2021-02-04 20:50:46

On Tuesday of this week, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. Therefore, we have six more weeks of winter weather, by some predictions. Somehow, I feel

8 min read 2021-01-21 19:30:33

Over the years, I have seen a lot of cracks. Big cracks, small cracks, long ones, and short ones. I’ve seen cracks of all different shapes and

8 min read 2020-10-22 20:49:10

Every now and then I like to write about gross living area. (GLA) There are several reasons for this. First, it is often the sole metric by which