Before you think "that's impossible" or "you can't do that," remember we are all wearing our own glasses with our own perspectives. Today, Dustin talks about how to take off those glasses and see things through a different perspective.

Tim Andersen, the USPAP Expert, is here again to answer two questions; what does the word analyze mean - what are we required to do - and what needs to be in our workfile?

Did you know that Dustin used to be a cashier at a university bookstore? What lessons did he learn 20+ years ago that can now be applied to your appraisal office?

Dustin recently had an opportunity to jump out of a perfectly "good" (it will become obvious in the episode why that word is in quotation marks) plane. What lessons did he learn about trust and how do those lessons affect your appraisal business?

Make no mistake, comp photos are about nothing else but trust. Our clients don't trust us, so they require us to certify through photos what we certify in writing.

What number do you use for total economic life? Why do you use that number? Is there a better number to use? More importantly, why do we do the things we do? The difference between those who are successful and those who are average is this willingness to question why we do what we do.

The age-old question; do you use templates to start a new order or clones. Dustin gives some ideas about why he does what he does. It might change the way you start your appraisals.

There is an argument that not taking our own comp photos will lead to other aspects of our job being taken away. Probably a good argument and one Dustin doesn't really care about losing.

Sometimes our mental state is our own worst enemy. How to break down those walls and decide your own success not based on preconceive notion‘s of others

The Editor of WorkingRE Magazine is here to talk about the Appraisal Fee Transparency Act of 2019. This is a big deal to appraisers. We will talk with Issac to learn what it is and why the average appraiser should care - and get involved.