A short Rant

[deturner]

All in all, this is a business decision. I use to jump through all the hoops to get the work but found that I was not any better off than I am now.

I found out that I can have a life, be happier (less stressed) and still make a living.

After a few years of doing the hoop jumping, I have made new rules for the business. I don't work on weekends unless I want to (i.e. family has other things to do). I try to end my Friday by noon. My work hours are set and all appointments are scheduled during that time (unless I want to do an earlier or later appt). I don't like someone scheduling my appts but if they do I either have an opening for it, we change it or they find someone else to do it.

The reason I enjoy this business is I work when I want to and play when I want to. Just so everyone knows and doesn't think I have no work, this will be my best year yet after having this company open for 4 years and doing appraisal work for 12 years.

DaveT in NC

 

[Lobo Fan]

I prefer to set my own appointments. Mainly because I get stood up much more often when I am not in direct contact with whomever is meeting me. That being said, I am not a big fan of after hours or weekend work.

But today is Saturday, and I have two inspections and a field review drive by for today. I do what I have to do to pay the mortgage. I am in a retail business and have to realize that sometimes I have to deal with retail hours.

 

[Mike Phillips]

No supervisor was required in the early 90's..You were on your own..

What? When/where were trainees ever on their own? When/where was a trainee ever able to earn experience credit without a signature from a supervisor - another Licensed or Certified appraiser?

When was a trainee ever able to sign and communicate an appraisal without a supervisor's/co-signer's signature?

Even pre-licensing/certification when we operated under our RE licenses a RE salesman could not communicate an appraisal report without the signature of their broker - at least not in Florida.

 

[Blue1]

Here is a scenario with one of my favorite replies...

LO..."The borrowers have to make the appt. after 5:00 because they work"

Me..."So do I"

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

When/where were trainees ever on their own? When/where was a trainee ever able to earn experience credit without a signature from a supervisor - another Licensed or Certified appraiser?

When was a trainee ever able to sign and communicate an appraisal without a supervisor's/co-signer's signature?

Actually when licensing started many appraisers were unsupervised and/or ill-trained. Arkansas had something called a Transitional License which was retired several years later. No sigs, no problem except over $250,000...(or $100,000 originally).

 

[TC]

My guess is that the client was a one hit wonder and not a long time client. Like most, I prefer to set my own schedule, especially with the cost of gas I NEVER inspect only one house.

On more than one occasion I have met a predetermined appt. for a good client that I knew would appreciate it, not expect it.

Everyone has their own business model...but like most appraisers, MINE is the best.

TC

 

[Riick]

.....Even pre-licensing/certification when we operated under our RE licenses a RE salesman could not communicate an appraisal report without the signature of their broker - at least not in Florida.

Those were laws that were "honored in their breach".
In PA, you were supposed to be a RE Broker to appraise property (c.1985); all RE Brokers were automatically allowed to appraise property.
Aside from myself, back then, I knew almost no one who considered themselves primarily an Appraiser & was also a RE Broker.
Everyone else had just hung out a shingle and gone to work.
The RE Commission could have cared less.

 

[TC]

Back in '85, I had been an appraiser for 8 years. Obtaining a broker's license was a lot harder than obtaining he current appraiser license. And back then all education was handled by the Society, AI, and NAIFA. All courses had a test at the end as opposed to the pablum given out today. Plus, it took 3 years to get that license, not the 2 year dash it is now.

Plus we always inspected in 4 feet of snow.

TC

 

[Mike Phillips]

Back in '85, I had been an appraiser for 8 years. Obtaining a broker's license was a lot harder than obtaining he current appraiser license. And back then all education was handled by the Society, AI, and NAIFA. All courses had a test at the end as opposed to the pablum given out today. Plus, it took 3 years to get that license, not the 2 year dash it is now.

Plus we always inspected in 4 feet of snow.

TC

Did I ever mention ALL of family members were born in Johnstown, PA? So...needless to say, I've heard the "4 feet of snow stories." And the "had to walk 5 miles one-way (from Pine Glen to ?) to the grocery store."

 

[Mike Phillips]

Those were laws that were "honored in their breach".
In PA, you were supposed to be a RE Broker to appraise property (c.1985); all RE Brokers were automatically allowed to appraise property.

And I'll bet if an individual with a RE salesman's license was doing appraisal work, their work was supposed to have been supervised by the broker of record and a co-signature on their appraisal reports by the broker or record was required.