May, 2022

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Living Room vs Family Room

The Appraiser Coach

Have you ever walked into a house and thought, what room did I just walk into? Identifying and analyzing rooms will make a big difference for your customers and for. Read More.

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Wear Your Moonbeams: June’s “Other” Birthstone, the Moonstone

A Matter of Brilliance

June actually has several birthstones; we’ve discussed pearls and alexandrite in previous articles. This month I want to spotlight the luminous moonstone gem, both affordable and beautiful. In Hindu mythology, that moonstone was said to be created from moonbeams, which explained the beautiful “moonlight” that shimmers across the stone. It’s affordable, mysterious, and beautiful.

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Decorating with Vintage Signs

Old Crows Antiques

Fill your home with your favorite parts of history by decorating it with well-preserved vintage signs at Old Crows Antiques. Give your kitchen some diner-chic appeal, decorate your garage with vintage traffic signs and stop lights, or transform your office or hobby rooms into a nostalgic getaway that suits your style from top to bottom. At Old Crows Antiques, we have over 40,000 square feet of space devoted to helping buyers and sellers connect over vintage signs, heirlooms, antiques, and more.

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Timeless Purchases: 3 Reasons To Consider Buying Antiques

The Brass Armadillo Antique Mall

Collecting and investing in antiques used to be seen as a niche hobby, something that is mostly done by those who are rich enough to afford truly expensive pieces or those who are eccentric enough to collect odd knick-knacks. However, something seems to have shifted during the pandemic, as buying antiques is slowly becoming [.

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Why Appraisals? First in a Series

Penrose Appraisals

I tend to be a contemplative person by nature. Often, I like to think about the "why?" of things. Why did that happen? Why is that person that way? Why, especially, am I the way that I am? Given that appraising is a fairly major career shift for me (after 15 years as a government auditor, plus a couple of other things along the way.), I think it is appropriate to wonder what, exactly, is it that draws me to the profession of appraising?

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Delegate, Delegate, Delegate!

The Appraiser Coach

I was in a group meeting recently where we were talking with small business owners and trying to help them with some of the problems they were facing. One. Read More.

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Less Isn’t Always More

The Appraiser Coach

I’ve been asked how much should be filled out on site during a mobile appraisal. I know there’s a lot of ways out there to do this; there are almost. Read More.

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When Your Server is Halfway Around the Globe…

The Appraiser Coach

I have a server. It’s not the racks, the room, and the computers buzzing that you may think of when you hear about a server. It’s just a large desktop. Read More.

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It’s Time: Keep Your Watchbands in Tick-Tock Shape!

A Matter of Brilliance

Whether you’ve got a Rolex or Apple Watch, proper care will help their bands last longer and protect your investment. Think about it—you wear your watch almost every day, whether you’re working, exercising, traveling, or playing. But when was the last time you cleaned the band from the dirt, oils, sweat, and soap that have accumulated? Men’s Journal has a great primer on how to clean watchbands.