Rod Burkert

On today’s show, Ed is delighted to visit with Rod Burkert. Rod is Ed’s long-time friend. They have known each other for at least 20 years. Rod has been in the valuation community for so long, and everyone coming up through the valuation ranks would take his classes. He is one of those guys that is always at the forefront of what’s going on. He has written and contributed a number of articles on thought leadership.

The reason Ed asked Rod on is that his practice is changing a little bit. For the last nine years, Rod has been traveling in an RV as a mobile valuation practice. The other side of his practice is that he is coaching appraisers. Ed and Rod had been talking about appraisers. Questions like; what is an ideal appraiser, who is a good appraiser, how do I recognize one, where can I find him, is where Rod comes in. Rod, through his coaching practice, is identifying those people who are niching down. The best of the best in a particular industry.