Property Assessment tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1320296 2012-01-27T13:31:50-05:00 Resources for Professional Property Assessors and Everyone Concerned with Their Actions and Policies TypePad Local Government Services International tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83581331d69e20168e6310d6a970c 2012-01-27T13:31:50-05:00 2012-01-27T13:33:42-05:00 Local Government Services International (LGSI) provides professional property assessment consulting services to local governments worldwide. LGSI assists national, state, regional, and local governments in achieving property tax administration program goals. Specialty areas include: Assessment program management Business process and flow analysis Conducting performance audits and measurements Enhanced public relations and outreach programs Evaluation and recommending best practices Expert witness testimony Management onboarding and staff development We typically provide our services by working with: Government Ministries International development agencies International firms and organizations Municipal governments Oversight agencies Regional agencies State governments For a list of current and previous clients click here.... Richard L. Sanderson Another Way to Own Your Zip Code tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83581331d69e20148c8549fdd970c 2011-02-04T10:40:33-05:00 2011-02-04T11:57:21-05:00 In an earlier posting I encouraged real estate agents, brokers, and other real estate experts to follow Seth Godin’s advice that you must "own your zip code" by "hyperspecializing" or through "micro-specialization." My earlier posting suggested that one way of owning your zip code is to you get a basic understanding of how property assessments and taxes work in your area and use it to help your clients. This post goes further to say when and what you should focus on. WHEN Property assessors throughout the United States and Canada will typically be sending out notices of assessment during the... Richard L. Sanderson The Hyperspecialization Topic That Started in 600 B.C. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83581331d69e20148c8193e68970c 2011-01-28T09:39:16-05:00 2011-01-28T09:39:16-05:00 One Way of Owning Your Zip Code WHY Seth Godin, the man Business Week called "the Ultimate Entrepreneur of the Information Age" has authored several blog postings about real estate agents, basically saying that in order to survive in today's environment you must "own your zip code" by "hyperspecializing" or through "micro-specialization." While I can't claim to be nearly as smart as Mr. Godin, one way that you could own your zip code is to become informed of the real estate assessment and tax process in your community. Every property owner in your zip code will generally get three notices... Richard L. Sanderson