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Make Your First Investment Property an Attractive and Profitable Option

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

You’ve just purchased your first property to renovate. How can you capitalize on your first investment property? Whether your first investment property will be a rental or a flip, your goal is to walk away with more money than you put into it. Decide on How to Proceed. There are pros and cons to each.

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How Do I Earn the MAI Designation?

Real Quantum

How Do I Earn the MAI Designation? MAI designated appraisers have access to a wealth of career opportunities, increased recognition, and accelerated advancement through the industry. But what is the MAI designation exactly, and how does someone go about applying? What is the MAI Designation? Benefits of MAI Designation.

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Planning for a Home Renovation: A Guide

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

How to Create a Home Office Designing a home office begins with selecting the ideal location, steering clear of spaces like the bedroom or living room to maintain a healthy work-life balance. If you’re a real property appraiser in Ohio, check us out! You can also listen right here on the Cleveland Appraisal Blog!

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Appraisers Share Their Top Professional Goals for 2022

McKissock

As real property appraisers look ahead to the new year, we wanted to know where they plan to focus their efforts and what they will strive to achieve. If you, too, see retirement on the horizon, here are some useful resources designed specifically with appraisers in mind: Investment Tips: How to Grow Your Retirement Savings.

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Top 6 Commercial Appraisal FAQ’s

Simonson Real Estate

The appraiser’s role is to provide arm’s length, third-party, neutral, and impartial opinions about the value of a real property and provide assistance to those who own, manage, sell, invest in, or lend money on real estate. As appraisers’ we assemble facts, statistics, and other information on a specific property.

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Surprising Things That Can Decrease Property Value

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

What people rarely talk about are things that can decrease property value. Always keep in mind that your Ohio home is one of the biggest investments you’ll ever make. So, here’s a list of things that can decrease property value you should know about. #1 1 Natural disasters. Final thoughts.

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4 Ways to Motivate Your Commercial Appraisal Team

Real Quantum

The highest designation in the appraisal profession is the MAI membership designation. The requirements for this designation are below and should be the expectations for your team. Have good moral character; Be a Certified General Real Property Appraiser (or meet equivalency).