Nathaniel Fitzpatrick and Profirst, Inc

In order to change the business culture and trends, Nathaniel Fitzpatrick is trying to convince the readers to be efficient, by explaining his thoughts on going paperless. He runs a paperless appraisal office with several employees. He aims at eliminating or by far reducing the need of using paper. Real estate appraisers use paper to print tax records, email correspondence associated with any particular work file, engagement letter, contracts, and property listings. Real estate agents use paper to print pictures for advertisements and brochures. The agents have work files for every property they are associated with, and they store these files in even larger paper folders. Thus, this 2000-year-old invention is being over-used in today’s modern world. It is a really tedious and time-consuming task to maintain a record of thousands of work files and then store them in the extremely large and awkward filing cabinets. This is the era of digital advancement. The benefits of digit...

Real estate valuation is the most important factor when investing in real estate. Anyone can invest in real estate but without the experience of an appraiser like Nathaniel Fitzpatrick.

As described by Nathaniel Fitzpatrick, market value is primarily based on what a buyer is willing to offer. Granted, the buyer must be informed and acting to his/her own best interest with the sale price being unaffected by undue stimulus.

Real Estate agents and appraisers are of high importance in the industry, and neither is more important than the other. Agents facilitate a complicated sales transaction which includes an analysis of the suggested list price.

Real estate valuation is the most important factor when investing in real estate. Anyone can invest in real estate but without the experience of an appraiser like Nathaniel Fitzpatrick, one could find themselves in a burdensome position. Recently there has been a boom in fix and flip TV shows. These shows portray what appears to be experienced investors buying, renovating and selling real estate for profit. However, as you know TV shows are for entertainment and rarely depict the truth. These shows make it sounds exciting and fun to buy a fixer upper. However, there is a lot of work “behind the scenes” that these shows are not explaining. The market is very competitive and finding the right property at the right price is difficult. Since competition is stiff buyers find themselves over paying for properties that need more work than expected. Nathaniel Fitzpatrick explains how costs like seller concessions, lending fees, permits, transfer/recording fees and taxes are not ac...

Nathaniel Fitzpatrick, a real estate appraiser, is taking notice of an over-used product. In an effort to persuade readers to be more efficient, Nathaniel Fitzpatrick explains his thoughts on paper. Nathaniel Fitzpatrick has a paperless appraisal office with several employees.