Another edition of Appraiser Stories where you get to know more about your appraiser peers.

Just a quick shout out to all of my appraiser friends who are located in the United States.  Hoping you and yours a very happy Independence Day!

Red Sky AMC is now allowing trainees to inspect without a supervisor.  Find out why this is a really big deal.  More talk on Customary and Reasonable fees, and why bragging on Facebook about the celebrity's home you just appraised may not be such a great idea with Ann O'Rouke.  

Though Anow.com is an advertiser on the podcast, this minisode was not solicited.  I am so impressed by what this software can do for an appraisal office that I wanted to tell you, the listeners, more.  

Many appraisers believe that in order to follow the rules and regulations of our day, that we are sometimes required to be rude to our customers and clients.  Well, there is a way to be both kind and courageous at the same time.   

Many of you have heard that the state of Lousianna recently came after Coaster VMS for not paying C&R fees to appraisers.  In this episode, Isaac Peck, Assoicate Editor at WorkingRE magazine, explains what really happened, but more importantly what it means to you and me moving forward.  

What is the Fourth Approach to Value?  Does it work?  You might be surprised to know that Dustin is a huge fan of this, somewhat obscure, approach to valuing real estate.

Today we are joined by an appraiser out of Colorado who understands regression and statistical analysis.  If you have been wondering about this type of thing, Josh was wonderful to listen to and learn from.  

Sometimes we are our own worse enemies.  As appraisers, we are shooting ourselves in the foot if we continue to run down our peers.  It is time to put away the weapons and pull out the olive branches.  

In our second episode of Appraiser Stories, we talk to Mark Buhler, a Certified Residential Appraiser in California.  He has been at this a few years (since the 80's) and has a few stories to tell.