I am looking for a designation

[Riick]

Does anyoneknow if those folks down in Phoenix are still peddling the
CRA [Certified Real Estate Appraiser] designation?

My cat heard about the dog who got one, and she wants one too.

Let the Buyer Beware

 

[Colorado Guy]

Hey Don,

Can I join? No money - but I like the alphabet behind my name! lol

 

[TC]

I have yet to see anyone on this board with a designation denigrate those that don't have one.

You can't go wrong by trying to increase your education.

TC

 

[Carnivore]

I have yet to see anyone on this board with a designation denigrate those that don't have one.

You can't go wrong by trying to increase your education.

TC

DITTO! I have been around here just as long as you TC.

Any additional education is always good. I will use the same comparison I always do. Given a choice does a client(lenders excluded) hire a person who received his education from AI or Acme School of Master Appraisers?

You can apply that to many different professions.

 

[Don Clark]

Does anyoneknow if those folks down in Phoenix are still peddling the
CRA [Certified Real Estate Appraiser] designation?

My cat heard about the dog who got one, and she wants one too.

Let the Buyer Beware

They have not beein in that location for about 8 years. They are now located in Minnesotta.

http://www.iami.org/NAREA/home.cfm

 

[Don Clark]

Hey Don,

Can I join? No money - but I like the alphabet behind my name! lol

Consider your self a designated member

 

[Doug Meyer]

IFA member and proud of it! Do check to see if the NAIFA or the Institute is active in your area. For all you naysayers out there, I just received an ERC assignment due to the fact that I have a designation!!

 

[Don Clark]

IFA member and proud of it! Do check to see if the NAIFA or the Institute is active in your area. For all you naysayers out there, I just received an ERC assignment due to the fact that I have a designation!!

Good for you Doug. I received one not long ago and have no designation. I note that you put in a Caveat....."If the NAIFA or Institute are are active in your area". I thought both were active everywhere???

 

[Doug Meyer]

I wish they were both more active everywhere!! Don, I have noticed increased phone calls from lenders and others in regards to "was I designated or not". Just curious to see if others have received similar calls over the past 30+ days like this.

 

[Don Clark]

I wish they were both more active everywhere!! Don, I have noticed increased phone calls from lenders and others in regards to "was I designated or not". Just curious to see if others have received similar calls over the past 30+ days like this.

Truthfully Doug, and I respect you too much to lie to you, I have only ever had 1 person ever ask me if I was designated or not. That was for a Relo Appraisal. The transferee worked for the ATF. They required, at the ATF at the time, that the appraiser be designated. I lost that one but, after I sent in a letter of complaint and sent them a memo from the Fed''s that they were in violation of FIRREA, they changed their policy. It was too late for me but hopefully helped others. The RTC also had a policy like that until I filed a complaint against them as well. I did it after reading their requirements. After that I got many, many assignments form the RTC. I am not knocking any designations. I was an IFA for a whole year but quit as I could see no advantage to myself. I had wanted to teach for the is why I joined. But, after finding out I would have to attend an instructor training program at my own expense, travel, hotels, and pay for the training....the I might get to teach a course or two a year at less than 50% of what others were paying me.

I respect NAIFA as well as the AI. I just don't want or need a designation.

And, again, I have only ever been asked that 1 time since licensing began if I had a designation.