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Advanced Property Evaluation Workshop expands proficiency
By Gregg Stengel Last month, 14 franchisees learned techniques to hone their expertise evaluating houses in the Middle West region during a two-day Advanced Property Evaluation Workshop. "Unique to this region were older homes that date prior to 1900, basements, wood sub-structure, roofing and a variety of evaluation items," said Kent Letterman, who led the workshop. Kent is a member of HVA's Training Team and a Franchise Systems Manager. "Different regions of the country have unique challenges when it comes to evaluating property. We actually went on site to evaluate and tour three different houses unique to that region, along with evaluating comps in those areas." Letterman, Second Eyes evaluator Peter Valavanis, and the franchisees toured three houses in the Milwaukee area by bus. They also drove six comps in their evaluation process. "Besides the normal evaluation items such as basements and alternative heating fuels like heating oil and coal used in the area, we also evaluated how ice and snow damage can literally expand and contract walls," said Letterman.  | | Do you know what's wrong with the plumbing in this picture? | | | |  | | This retaining wall isn't retaining much of anything anymore. | | | "Most of the franchisees that attended have been in the HVA system for less than 18 months, so the workshop was really informative and pertinent to them. The feedback from franchisees was excellent, so we are planning several workshops in other regions." The workshop cost $200 per person, plus travel and lodging. HVA plans another workshop on the East Coast (probably Philadelphia) in February 2007. More information regarding upcoming evaluation workshops will be in future editions of The Vestor’s Voice®. . . . Gregg Stengel is HomeVestors' Marketing Publications Manager and can be reached at 972-761-0046, ext. 189.
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