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From Industrial to Retail: A Deep Dive into Evaluating Commercial Real Estate

The Robert Weiler Company

As you may remember, the young Jedi-to-be is seen inspecting with dismay his recently chartered flight, the Millennium Falcon, for a speedy trip to the planet Alderaan. Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and More: Transportation links are essential for any industrial space or commercial properties for lease. Remember to think conservative.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

To me, the big issue is who is doing the inspections. They included appraisers, real estate agents, and someone with a week, a month, or online video training. Most of the inspection training we receive as appraisers happens in the field. Sometimes, the “training” was not as thorough as it should have been.

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Send Us Your Crazy Appraisal Stories!

Appraisal Buzz

I’ve been in a basement which was a wall-to-wall train set, and I’ve been in a 3-bedroom home where two of the bedrooms were filled with display cases full of Disney memorabilia. I was met by a bank trust officer at an inner-city retail building. One homeowner collected Civil War era barber tools.

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Commercial Appraisal: Understanding the Basics

AmeriMac

Becoming a commercial appraiser requires appropriate education, training, experience, and certification. Property Inspection During the property inspection, the appraiser evaluates the condition, size, amenities, and marketability of the property. The property inspection is a crucial step in the commercial appraisal process.

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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

Housing Wire

It is trained on text data and learns to identify patterns from that data to generate human-like text responses. The latest chatbots, like ChatGPT, are far more advanced than those encountered on most retail websites. ChatGPT uses neural networks to learn from experience. These are large language models (LLMs).

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Why Manufactured Housing Deserves a Fresh Look

Genworth MI Blog

predictable scheduling, no weather delays, ease of inspection, etc.). Underwriter/risk training – examine whether your staff has sufficient awareness and training on manufactured housing. assembly line efficiencies, automation, centralized labor, centralized materials and equipment, etc.). Dependable construction timing (e.g.

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Why Manufactured Housing Deserves a Fresh Look

Genworth MI Blog

predictable scheduling, no weather delays, ease of inspection, etc.). Underwriter/risk training – examine whether your staff has sufficient awareness and training on manufactured housing. assembly line efficiencies, automation, centralized labor, centralized materials and equipment, etc.). Dependable construction timing (e.g.