Matt Reed: Lies about Citizens justify policyholder abuse Insurance lobbyists working hard to discourage public’s use of company You’ve probably heard that Citizens Property Insurance Co., with 32,000 policyholders in …
Operations During Covid-19 Situation
Dear Clients, By now you probably have read dozens of messages in regard to our current situation. Therefore, we will keep it as short as possible: Staebler Appraisal and Consulting …
The FEMA 50% rule
The Eligibility of Buildings for Replacement under Code 44 of Federal Regulations 206.226 (d)(1) Property Owners who experience a disaster with their building, for example a fire or windstorm damage, …
Reserve Study and Insurance Appraisal should be part of the Turnover Process
During the process of turning a condominium or homeowner’s association over to the new community, when it comes to insurance, the policy moves from builder’s risk to property/casualty and flood …
Staebler Appraisal Featured in The Business Observer
This article is originally from the Business Observer on Friday Aug 25, 2017: Read the Article in the Business Observer Patricia Staebler, with sales on a roll and a six-week …
Cost Segregation Analysis – Is it worth it for my building?
So you just purchased an office building, ripped out half of the interior walls and interior built-out and remodeled with a nice new layout and design. The collected invoices and …
Cost Segregation Analysis Seals the Deal
Why every commercial real estate agent should be familiar with the accelerated tax depreciation tool? Recently I was hired to appraise a commercial office building in Tampa during the due …
The Costly Dangers of Unlicensed Commercial Appraisal Work
When reviewing insurance appraisal reports for condo associations my colleagues and I often find reports authored and signed by companies or individuals who are not licensed appraisers in the State …
The Drama of the Underfunded Association – How did we get here?
About 60% of our work portfolio of reserve studies turns out to be underfunded, about 50% of that is severely underfunded with an average funding of 15% and less. One …
5 Reasons Why Real Estate Appraisers and Agents Need to Engage in Social Media
The digital age has launched the real estate business world into more than just an understanding of market analysis reports and insurance replacement valuations. Today’s real estate appraisers need to …
Reserve Study Season is here!
Recently our books filled up with reserve studies quicker than ever, mostly because budget season is upon us with most condo associations starting their budget sessions in October. Recently our …
The unintended consequences of Dodd-Frank
This article was published by Gulf Coast Business Review – Friday, May 31, 2013The Author is Kevin F. Jursinski, a Florida Bar board-certified real estate and business litigation attorney in Fort Myers. …
How Condominium Associations should select an Insurance Agent
Many of my clients still believe they should get as many bids as possible from insurance agents for their flood and wind coverage. During my site visits and inspections I …
Buyer Beware – Or Why Condominium Insurance Purchase Is Not The Same Any Longer
The recent decision in the 4th District Court of Appeals case “Citizens Property Insurance Corporation vs. River Manor Condominium Association Inc.” sheds new light on F.S. 718.111(11)(f). Condominium association from …
Does your building need an ISO inspection?
First, let me clarify what ISO stands for: The Insurance Services Office (ISO) //www.isopropertyresources.com/About-ISO/About-ISO-Root/ISO-Overveiw.html is a leading source of information for risk management in the insurance industry. ISO provides information …
Three Reasons the Housing Recovery may not last (a CNN Money Report)
This is the second time I am reading a report where economists are worried about cash buyers. The first report was about cash buyers in the Fort Myers area with …
Finally – We Are There. Real Estate Is Back!
For the last seven years real estate sales dragged on and on and the prices came down significantly. Now the drought is finally over and residential real estate is on …
Cigar Smoking and Social Networking
Combining your professional business passions and your love for a good cigar, just makes sense! Yes, it might come as a surprise to many, but I really appreciate a good …