In this episode I welcome Isaac Peck of Orep insurance and Working RE magazine. We discuss some of the narrative of Bias and Racism in the appraisal profession as well as some other topics.      Isaac Peck is the President and Senior Broker at OREP and the Publisher of Working RE and Working PI magazines. His passion is providing service professionals and small business owners with unrivaled professional support, risk management, and liability insurance that meets their unique business needs. Isaac brings over 10 years of experience leading teams in Professional Liability insur ..read more

In this episode, Mark brings on Matt LaMarsh, an Atlanta Real Estate Agent who continues to improve in his profession as well as life and more.   While both have developed a good friendship together as well as a working relationship, none of this would have happened if they didn’t cross paths on the audio app Clubhouse.   It was there that a good bond was made because Matt as well as Mark had open minds about learning each others side of things.    Agents and Appraisers somehow have a distinct lack of knowledge on what each offers in the process and the challenges they ea ..read more

In this episode, Mark sits down with Freddie Mac Chief Appraiser Scott Reuter at the Appraisal Summit 2022 in Las Vegas to discuss desktops, ACE/PDR, future visions, and independent appraisers. Scott Reuter is the Chief Appraiser and Director of Valuation for the Single-Family business. His team leads the ongoing development and refinement of property valuation risk management strategies, underwriting products, and establishing and maintaining a credible quality assurance process across multiple lines of business support.  Mr. Reuter and his team also interact with both Sellers/clients an ..read more

In this episode, we caught up with appraiser and author Jeremy Bagott.  We expected to encounter a hard-edged industry reformer who would take us deep into some weed bed we didn’t want to be in. But by the end of the interview, we had the feeling that Bagott, to the extent anyone can truly know these things, was a regular guy. (This is true. I am a “regular guy.”) His 2020 book, “Dispatches from the Cosmic Cobra Breeding Farm,” sounded a clarion call – a throwdown if you will. He exhorts appraisers to be like activist shareholders who own stock in a company that is found to be squandering ..read more

In this episode, Mark brings on his very first guest, Blaine Feyen to discuss a wide variety of topics, as well as ease his way into the world of podcasting.    Blaine and Mark have known each other for some time and have developed a close friendship as well as a business relationship.  Together they created the Positive Adjustments Show on Facebook, which live-streamed meetings with others to not only discuss topics and issues but to also allow others to learn and teach one another.  The show took a brief hiatus but is soon to be coming back. Blaine Feyen is well known t ..read more

This is the introduction episode where Mark will discuss a little about himself, what the podcast is about as well as the format and what to expect from each and every episode.    ..read more

In this episode, Mark brings on Matt LaMarsh, an Atlanta Real Estate Agent who continues to improve in his profession as well as life and more.   While both have developed a good friendship together as well as a working relationship, none of this would have happened if they didn’t cross paths on the audio app Clubhouse.   It was there that a good bond was made because Matt as well as Mark had open minds about learning each others side of things.    Agents and Appraisers somehow have a distinct lack of knowledge on what each offers in the process and the challenges they ea ..read more

In this episode, Mark sits down with Freddie Mac Chief Appraiser Scott Reuter at the Appraisal Summit 2022 in Las Vegas to discuss desktops, ACE/PDR, future visions, and independent appraisers. Scott Reuter is the Chief Appraiser and Director of Valuation for the Single-Family business. His team leads the ongoing development and refinement of property valuation risk management strategies, underwriting products, and establishing and maintaining a credible quality assurance process across multiple lines of business support.  Mr. Reuter and his team also interact with both Sellers/clients an ..read more

In this episode, we caught up with appraiser and author Jeremy Bagott.  We expected to encounter a hard-edged industry reformer who would take us deep into some weed bed we didn’t want to be in. But by the end of the interview, we had the feeling that Bagott, to the extent anyone can truly know these things, was a regular guy. (This is true. I am a “regular guy.”) His 2020 book, “Dispatches from the Cosmic Cobra Breeding Farm,” sounded a clarion call – a throwdown if you will. He exhorts appraisers to be like activist shareholders who own stock in a company that is found to be squandering ..read more

In this episode, Mark brings on his very first guest, Blaine Feyen to discuss a wide variety of topics, as well as ease his way into the world of podcasting.    Blaine and Mark have known each other for some time and have developed a close friendship as well as a business relationship.  Together they created the Positive Adjustments Show on Facebook, which live-streamed meetings with others to not only discuss topics and issues but to also allow others to learn and teach one another.  The show took a brief hiatus but is soon to be coming back. Blaine Feyen is well known t ..read more