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Editor’s Note: Marc Gottesdiener, an appraiser involved in real estate 40 years, has worked as a litigation consultant and expert witness since the early 1990s. Read his advice for expanding your practice into non-lender work as a consultant and expert witness.
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Editor’s Note: In this story, USPAP instructor Bryan Reynolds offers some solid advice on making the best of what can be a difficult situation: dealing with an attorney and going to court.
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Editor’s Note: If you are in business for yourself, you better believe you are in sales-selling your services and yourself. In this piece, Carson-Dunlop, a premier provider of software and training services for home inspectors, offers tips for handling client objections and landing the order.
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Editor's Note: Most appraisers know how to be form fillers but an appraiser who is a good businessperson also, is harder to find. Here are some tips from the field.
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The real estate business is evolving and starting to become Internet-centric. Ten years ago most clients didn't touch the Internet before buying, today over 80 percent do. Today's real estate professionals not only have to have a website, they need a website that ranks well on the search engines. If you’re still spending money on…
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Editor’s Note: What seems to bother appraisers most these days, even more than low fees, are what they consider to be "unnecessary" challenges to their reports by AMC staff who, in many instances, appear to be less than qualified.
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Some home inspectors specifically solicit work as an “expert witness” as a matter of choice. Others find their way into a courtroom or deposition hearing when they’re drawn in by opposing parties, usually because their testimony is deemed relevant to the lawsuit at hand. In these cases the home inspector often is served a…
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Pullig's research demonstrates that in these still-dodgy times for the real estate industry, it's vitally important to be proactive in your quest for customers.
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