Impress Your Friends With This Cool Appraisal Term So you’ve put a lot of money and hard work into your home to make it look better in order to list it for sale, now what? People ask me all the time how these improvements in their home are considered by the appraiser so I thought […]
Alabaster, AL home sales by the numbers- A look at 2013 vs. 2012
February 13, 2014 By 1 Comment
Alabaster, AL home sales by the numbers- A look at 2013 vs. 2012 Home sales in Alabaster, AL during 2013 showed a lot of positive direction over 2012. Alabaster is located in Shelby County Alabama, one of the fastest growing counties in the state, and about 30 minutes south of Birmingham. It provides convenient access to […]
Is 2014 the year of the real estate blog in Birmingham? A look at my favorite local real estate blogs.
February 11, 2014 By 2 Comments
I’ve been writing my real estate blog since 2010 as a way to market my business, educate potential clients on the ins and outs of the real estate appraisal maze, and also to develop relationships with other real estate professionals. Blogging is time consuming and takes effort to stay on a consistent publishing calender, however […]
Real Estate Appraiser vs. Home Inspector: What’s the difference?
February 6, 2014 By 23 Comments
I sometimes find that people get the real estate appraiser and the home inspector confused so I thought I would share with you the differences between the two. Both are involved in real estate transactions but each in a different way. I know that both look like they may be doing the same thing when […]
5 take aways from the 2014 Alabama Realtors Winter Conference
January 30, 2014 By 2 Comments
I recently had the opportunity to participate in the 2014 Alabama Realtors Winter Conference. I was part of a panel, along with commercial appraiser Mark Barrs (that’s he and I in the photo), that was put together to answer appraisal related questions that agents might have. It went well and I appreciated the chance to […]
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