Appraiser of the Month – Merritt Dietz
Merritt has been an appraiser for 17 years. Prior to that, she was a Real Estate Agent for three years. She lives in northern Oakland County (Michigan) and covers Oakland, Genesee, and Lapeer counties.
She started in real estate as an agent and quickly realized it was not for her. She found herself giving clients far too much information which overwhelmed them. She loved the research and analysis of the properties much more than the actual listing, showing, and negotiating process. She had two friends that were appraisers at that time and the industry was very busy. They encouraged her to become an appraiser. As an appraiser, she has enjoyed the freedom to make her own schedule making it possible for her to be a present parent and be at every event with her kids as they grew up. And now allows her to be a present grandma with her six year old granddaughter. Her appraisal income has supported herself and her family over the years and has provided the income and time freedom to take her family, including her parents, on multiple vacations.
Merritt truly enjoys working with Equity Solutions. She stated, “They are definitely my favorite client to work with. The staff is always friendly and nice to work with. When a complex assignment comes along they are great about allowing enough time to complete it competently, which I love. As long as I keep them updated on file status they do not overwhelm me with calls and emails. During the busy season they are great about allowing additional time to meet the clients demands. They are truly the appraisers advocates, which is what all AMC’s should be. Thank you for choosing me as your Appraiser of the Month, I choose you as the AMC of the Month 🙂 ”
As Appraiser of the Month, Equity Solutions provided Merritt with the opportunity to donate $250 to the charity of her choice. She chose a local charity, The Brandon Community Christmas Toy Store. To get more information, visit their website here.
“Thanks for all your help and kindness. Just to let you know. Had a conversation with an appraiser yesterday. He said “if you work for Equity they appreciate quality and good customer service” unlike some other AMC’s who do not appreciate excellence and just want boxes checked. I would concur, It is a pleasure to work with some of the best people in our industry.”
“I have been working with Equity for more than a decade, and have never felt more appreciated by an AMC. They are very friendly and you feel like you get to know them on a personal basis. Due to a recent downsizing of our appraisal firm, we have had to discontinue working with some AMCs, but Equity Solutions is one AMC we will continue to support as they also support me.”
“Equity Solutions has been a great AMC partner! They have provided really good work in our area, they are easy to communicate with and quick to respond when you have a question or issue. I am proud to be able to say I work with them!”
“I have worked with multiple AMC companies over the years and consider Equity Solutions to be at the top of the AMC chain. The employees are very personable and make the communication line from the appraiser to client simple, which in turn makes our job so much easier. There is always someone available to reach in case of quick response time and they are always willing to go the extra mile to help find answers or solutions when situations arise.”