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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

There may be seminars available. Despite its roots in a methodology designed to support appraisers, Value Acceptance appears to divorce itself from appraiser standards and oversight, leading to legitimate concerns regarding its reliability and accuracy. You may have some similar rural experience now! Another reason for upgrading!

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Nancy Frates Joins Lamacchia as a Florida Relocation Consultant

Lamacchia Realty

As the Chief Florida Consultant for this program, buyers will attend the offered seminars in tandem with individualized consulting services to pinpoint the exact location and purchase process that fits their unique needs. Life can take you in many different directions and our journey has done just that.

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16 real estate prospecting ideas, tips & tools for 2023

Housing Wire

Lead generation website Creating and maintaining a website designed for lead generation is critical in digital real estate prospecting. An effective website should have a clean, professional design with intuitive navigation to allow visitors to easily access the information they need. That’s sponsorship.

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Appraisers: How to Spend Less Time on Email

Appraisal Today

Only check email twice a day, at designated times. Before that time (when the first 30-year fixed mortgages started), it was common for entities like commercial banks and life insurance companies to issue short-term balloon mortgages, often with terms as short as three to five years, which would be continually refinanced and never paid off.

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Fannie Mae Takes A Closer Look at Appraisals

Appraisal Today

I also think that now is the time to increase your appraisal skills by taking classes and seminars. In this category, you find the properties that represent the whimsical side of the design and prove there is no idea too out there when it comes to constructing a building. I also have always had more CE hours than I need.

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A CALL FOR MORE ACCESSORY DWELLINGS AMID HOUSING CRUNCH

Will Springer Realtor

The cities of Seattle and Renton offer pre-approved ADU designs to help streamline the government-approval process which can often be onerous. Don’t get me started about Seattle’s design review exercise!) . The Ralph Anderson -designed estate sits on a plateau near Squak Mountain and provides outstanding Cascade views.

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Appraisers: Watch for Concessions and Kickbacks

Appraisal Today

I have taken many of his seminars over the years. Offer more valuation products (11%) Upgrade your license so that you can appraise more property types (8%) Market yourself as an expert in a specific niche (9%) “I made it through the last recession by offering my expertise for insurance appraisals in mobile home parks.