I dunno....I am skeptical. I'd have thunk you were right if the guy used a Nikon, plus his pictures aren't that great. I expect navarac's pics to be awesome. Not that my pics are awesome but I digress.

The guy I think you mean says he is an appraiser, I think I'm pretty certain I know who you mean, and honestly I hope he isn't Navarac...would really deflate my imaginations of him. ;0)

I need some inspiration from time to time. My best most reliable mentor is my broker's partner, and my broker. I like to watch David Knox. I occasionally like to listen to Darryl Davis or Brian Buffini.

Will I pay them regularly for it? No. My broker has a library of their stuff that I use. I might buy a book here or there or I may buy a recording / video. But do I need to be hooked up to them regularly, like a fetus to it's mama's umbilical cord? No.

There is a plethora of stuff for inspiration online.

The point is ultimately that there is more than one way to skin a cat. So the newbies need to know that, hence my posts. We don't really need to attempt to convince each other as it is a waste of time. I don't need or want to pay someone to mentor me, I mentor myself. If someone wants to pay for the service, go ahead. As long as your life is balanced and happy, that's all that matters. I especially like to take a lot of time off in the summer. I have a million interests and hobbies, and I would rather lighten my load in the summer and have fun rather than take every stray listing and buyer. Right now, I've been turning down listings and buyers left and right, preferring to cherry pick the good stuff and take a lot of time off. No buyers under $500,000, no sellers under $300,000, no divorces, no short sales, no foreclosures, no homes that are not squeaky clean and well maintained, no sellers or buyers who are cranky or too picky or even too dumb. Especially with the heat wave that is coming for the next three weeks, I will not have the patience to deal with difficult clients, so virtually everyone and everything will get handed to other people in the office. My loss is their gain as I have other things to do! I will maintain and service my farms, of course, but summer is a time for travel, parties, BBQ's, and fun. In September I'll get back to kicking ess and taking names.