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Volume 10, Issue V |
A Publication of
ELLIOTT® & Company Appraisers |
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Announcing
Appraisals Anywhere With Online Order Tracking |
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ELLIOTT® & Company Appraisers has offered national coverage in all 50
states for some time now, and the response has been very positive. We
regularly provide our client base of 4,300 clients with appraisals across
the United States through our network of 11 offices and over 1,000
appraisers.
To improve service, we have developed an Internet-based order system.
It is accessible by both our clients and appraisers providing instant
feedback capability. With just the click of a mouse on a map, the client
is positioned to order an appraisal anywhere in the United States. The
system provides each client the availability to review all orders whether
in progress, cancelled, on hold or shipped.
Clients can register, log on, enter and edit their personal data at our
company Web site. Once registered, the client can add the necessary
information to place an order with just a few keystrokes. Upon receipt,
the order is assigned to one of our appraisers throughout the nation and
is confirmed including a projected shipping date. This process usually
does not take very long, and we promise 24-hour confirmation under most
circumstances.
Instructions for each order are immediately transmitted to the
appraiser when assigned. The system permits the client to view orders in
process and to retrieve any status update information available.
Upon completion, the appraisal is transmitted from the appraiser to the
office where it is thoroughly reviewed by our management staff for quality
and accuracy. Upon approval, it is immediately shipped to the client.
Shipping methods vary with the needs of the client; however, the preferred
method is electronic, via PDF file. This is the fastest and most
economical method, eliminating overnight shipping cost and deliverable in
minutes.
Existing clients of ELLIOTT® and Company Appraisers have been assigned
a temporary password and ID. Those unaware of their passwords and IDs may
call the central office at 800-854-5889 to gain system access. Once into
the system, the client may change all passwords and IDs.
Yes, we still accept offline orders via fax. If you have been ordering
by fax, you may want to give our new system a try. We are on the Web at:
www.appraisalsanywhere.com .
Please call us with any questions.
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Ruppe Opens
ELLIOTT® & Company Appraisers Office
In Fayetteville, NC |
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ELLIOTT®
& Company Appraisers announces the opening of its Fayetteville, N.C.,
office by A. Maxwell "Max" Ruppe Jr.
Ruppe, who can be reached at (phone) 910-484-3513, (fax) 910-484-7179
or (e-mail) ruppes@earthlink.net, will be performing residential
appraisals in Cumberland and Hoke counties.
Max, a State Certified Real Estate Appraiser, has been in the
business since 1996. Previously, he has worked for two Fayetteville real
estate appraisal firms as well as the Cumberland County Tax Assessor’s
office.
"I grew up in Fayetteville, and I’ve been appraising in Cumberland
and Hoke County for six years," Ruppe said. "I feel my experience and
familiarity with the area, plus the advantages to an appraiser who is in
the ELLIOTT® system, enables me to perform residential appraisals in
these counties as well as anyone."
Max holds a B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina in
political science. Before attending college in Chapel Hill he graduated
from Fayetteville’s Terry Sanford High School.
"We are pleased to have someone with Max’s ability and background
join our team," Charlie Elliott said. "The future of our company hinges
upon our ability to continue to attract qualified people seeking the
benefits of associating with a national firm."
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Presidents
Comments How does one become an appraiser? At
first blush it would appear that there is not much to becoming an
appraiser. They just look at the property and go back to the office and
fill out a form; it couldn’t be that hard to learn. Such a prospective may
warrant further consideration.
In all states there are typically a minimum of two levels of
qualification, State Certified Residential and State Certified General.
Most states also have Trainee or Apprentice categories for appraisers in
training. These appraisers may perform appraisals only under the
supervision of a certified appraiser prior to completion of their
certification.
The requirements for becoming a certified appraiser in most states
include 120 hours of successful classroom training for residential
certification while general certification usually requires 180 or more
classroom hours. There is typically a two-year minimum experience
requirement for certification. In addition to the time requirement, a
certified appraiser may be required to complete as many as 300 appraisals
prior to certification.
All states require that certified appraisers take, and pass, a state
board examination or test prior to becoming certified.
Most, if not all, states require that the appraiser attend 14 hours of
state approved continuing education courses annually after certification
is accomplished.
While it is not a legal requirement, many appraisers in addition to
becoming state certified also choose to earn appraisal designations.
Examples of such designations are the SRA and MAI designations, which are
offered by the Appraisal Institute.
In summary, becoming an appraiser requires extensive training and
experience exceeding that of most professions.
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Biggest Lies |
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Biggest
Lender Lies
1. I just need a little something for the file.
2. The other appraisers I use do not charge if the house does not
appraise.
3. Five points origination fee and four discount points is standard
for this type of loan.
Biggest Executive Lies
1. Money ... it’s just a scorecard.
2. If it were up to me, there would be no assigned parking spaces.
3. People are our greatest resource.
Biggest Politician Lies
1. I’ll be factual and to the point.
2. My decision was made based upon public interest.
3. I never inhaled.
Biggest Appraiser Lies
1. Staying small was a conscious decision in my firm.
2. We run the stuff through as fast as it comes through the front
door.
3. All dogs like me. I never think twice about entering a yard.
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Quotes
of Wisdom and Wit |
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"He who is of the opinion money will do everything may well
be suspected of doing everything for money." – Benjamin Franklin
"Democracy substitutes election, by the incompetent many, for
appointment by the corrupt few." – George Bernard Shaw
"Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by
the individual who can labor in freedom." – Albert Einstein
"The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is
inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to
liberty." – Eugene McCarthy
"The easiest way for your children to learn about money is
for you not to have any." – Katherine Whiteborn
"Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading
newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the
second hand of a clock." – Ben Hecht
"Finance is the art of passing money from hand to hand until
it finally disappears." – Robert Sarnoff
"Money can’t buy friends, but it can get you a better class
of enemy." – Spike Milligan
"For every action there is an equal and opposite government
program." – Bob Wells
"To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being
wrong." – Joseph Chilton Pearce
"The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power
is the love of ourselves." – William Hazlitt
"The tragedy of life is not that man loses, but that he
almost wins." – Heywood Brown.
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Directory
of Offices |
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ASHEVILLE, NC
David Earnhardt
79 Woodfin Place, Suite 203-A
Asheville, NC 28801
828-236-0047
Fax: 828-236-0708
E-mail: elliottappraiser@aol.com |
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WILSON, NC
Kelly Carlton
P.O. Box 686
Wilson, NC 27894
252-291-2649
Fax: 252-291-2250
E-mail: cc1040@cocentral.com |
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BOONE, NC
Martitia Mortimer, SRA
1748 Blowing Rock Road, Suite 15
P.O. Box 3587
Boone, NC 28607
Toll Free: 800-545-3649
828-264-5566
Fax: 828-264-7888
E-mail: martim21@aol.com |
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Joyce Pusey, SRA
1520 Main Street, Suite 107
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
336-773-1077
Fax: 336-773-1076
E-mail: puseyj@northstate.net |
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CHARLOTTE, NC
Paul Ray
4401 Colwick Road, Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28211
704-367-1444
Fax: 704-367-1440
E-mail: pray2bfree@earthlink.com |
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COLUMBIA, SC
Rick Hutchinson
131 Falmouth Rise
Columbia, SC 29223
803-865-2002
Fax: 803-865-0807
E-mail: elliottap@aol.com |
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FAYETTEVILLE, NC
Max Ruppe
965 McKimmon Road
Fayetteville, NC 28303
910-484-3513
Fax: 910-484-7179
E-mail: ruppes@earthlink.net |
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N. MYRTLE BEACH, SC
W. Tom Kearney
P.O. Box 211
1601 Highway 17 South
N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29597
843-272-2921
Fax: 843-272-4439
E-mail: tkearney2@sc.rr.com |
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GREENSBORO, NC
Robert Brown
3316-A Battleground Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410
Toll Free: 800-854-5889
336-854-3075
Fax: 336-854-7734
E-mail: bobby@elliottco.com |
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NASHVILLE, TN
Edward Cary, SRA
5515 Maryland Way
Brentwood, TN 37027
615-377-0792
Fax: 615-370-0679
E-mail: edcary1@cs.com |
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RALEIGH, NC
Stephen Putnam
2008 Hillsborough Street, Suite 1
Raleigh, NC 27607
Toll Free: 800-998-8812
919-828-8243
Fax: 919-832-8697
E-mail: s.putnam@mindspring.com |
CENTRAL OFFICE
3316-A Battleground Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410800-854-5889 • 336-854-3075
Fax 336-854-7734
www.appraisalsanywhere.com |
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ELLIOTT® & Company Appraisers
currently offers appraisal service throughout all 50 of the United
States. Clients are encouraged to place orders directly to any
office local to properties to be appraised or to the central office
for assignment.
Orders may
be placed via telephone, fax or through the company's Web site. All
Internet orders will be processed through the central office.
Some
Offices Are Independently Owned and Operated
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3316-A Battleground Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410 |
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