USPAP actually require appraiser to inspect subject?

[DMZwerg]

So again you change the question to suit your answer

Hey, I wasn't the one who did not make certain the meaning of the word "ton" was agreed upon before the asking! :laugh:

The problem with trying to tell a joke is that since many have been around for so many years the actual original context behind them has been lost. Here are a couple of examples:

"What was the color of Napoleon's white horse?"
"Who is buried in Grant's Tomb?"

A more modern example that many still comprehend in context is
"There are 10 types of people in the world; those that understand Binary and those that don't."

Those three, plus the original version of the one about bricks asked above, all have additional context that make the answer much different from that which is intuitively obvious to somebody who does not have or know the context. Here is a hint, the color of the horse is not white to people who know horses and neither Grant nor his wife are buried in Grant's Tomb.

I hate Zwerg.

OK, but I still respect you!

 

[Calvin the Airedale]

Suddenly, now I too hate Zwerg.

 

[CANative]

Suddenly, now I too hate Zwerg.

You 10?

 

[DMZwerg]

Suddenly, now I too hate Zwerg.

OK, whatever, but please examine the whole of the original post again one last time:

While applying for an appraiser job, the interviewer asked me... "If the appraiser has not inspected the subject property nor the comparables, and states precisely that in the appraisal report, can that situation be in compliance with USPAP?" Anyone know the answer? The company specifically asked about USPAP compliance, not Fannie Mae rules, FHA requirements, or whatever whatever. I asked if the assignment was a full appraisal, a drive-by, or a desk review, but the interviewer declined to elaborate. Further, I asked if it was a supervisory appraiser, but the interviewer once again remained quiet. What's the answer to this question? Thanks very much!

The OP is at an interview and is asked the question, and is unsure of how to answer.
To me that makes me think & wonder whether or not there is more to the asking of the question than merely the question itself. The question itself has an "obvious" answer, which many have stated, but to me at least there feels like there is something else going on here. OP has not stated the type of interview, position, etc, which could all have some bearing as when applying for a job it is often prudent to consider just not what answer is most true but also what answer the interviewer is "looking for". Part of the important context is that it is an interview and we don't know who the interviewer is.

The OP states USPAP is mentioned, but not Fannie Mae, FHA, etc, nor is the type of assignment indicated.
Again I am getting feelings that there is additional context left out. If the OP feels it is only a direct knowledge of USPAP question then why the additional concerns calling this out? Did he consider the obvious answer (which asking about the form) indicates he probably may have known or at least suspected? How deep a test of knowledge is it? Simple or deeper? Can multiple answers be correct or is only one acceptable?


So, maybe I am reading too much into this. Maybe the answer the interviewer wanted was the "Yes" or a show of understanding of a "Yes" (how & when it can be a yes and why). My original answer was "It depends (based on SOW, etc)" which I feel is not incorrect as the answer "Yes" includes the caveat "contingent on ..." as Mike Kennedy already indicated. The obvious answer is "Yes" but that is not necessarily what the interviewer was looking for, and the context of the question is within that of an interview. Again, I may well be reading too much into this but I am not trying to prove I gave the entirely correct answer, but rather that a simple answer may not be the correct one and in the context of an interview multiple different answers can be acceptable depending on how they are phrased.Again,

 

[CANative]

We're just kidding Zwerg (at least I am.) I always read your posts and think a lot of them.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Maybe they just wanted to see if the OP could differentiate between USPAP and Fannie regs... many appraisers cannot.

 

[Calvin the Airedale]

OK, whatever, but please examine the whole of the original post again one last time:



The OP is at an interview and is asked the question, and is unsure of how to answer.
To me that makes me think & wonder whether or not there is more to the asking of the question than merely the question itself. The question itself has an "obvious" answer, which many have stated, but to me at least there feels like there is something else going on here. OP has not stated the type of interview, position, etc, which could all have some bearing as when applying for a job it is often prudent to consider just not what answer is most true but also what answer the interviewer is "looking for". Part of the important context is that it is an interview and we don't know who the interviewer is.

The OP states USPAP is mentioned, but not Fannie Mae, FHA, etc, nor is the type of assignment indicated.
Again I am getting feelings that there is additional context left out. If the OP feels it is only a direct knowledge of USPAP question then why the additional concerns calling this out? Did he consider the obvious answer (which asking about the form) indicates he probably may have known or at least suspected? How deep a test of knowledge is it? Simple or deeper? Can multiple answers be correct or is only one acceptable?


So, maybe I am reading too much into this. Maybe the answer the interviewer wanted was the "Yes" or a show of understanding of a "Yes" (how & when it can be a yes and why). My original answer was "It depends (based on SOW, etc)" which I feel is not incorrect as the answer "Yes" includes the caveat "contingent on ..." as Mike Kennedy already indicated. The obvious answer is "Yes" but that is not necessarily what the interviewer was looking for, and the context of the question is within that of an interview. Again, I may well be reading too much into this but I am not trying to prove I gave the entirely correct answer, but rather that a simple answer may not be the correct one and in the context of an interview multiple different answers can be acceptable depending on how they are phrased.Again,

If the OP's job hunt turned on how he answered this question, he didn't have much else on his resume to recommend him. I doubt the interviewer's decision to hire the OP depended on the answer either. It sounds more like a cat playing with a mouse.

I'd much rather review hear the answers one wouldn't want to give in such a situation. They'd provide some countervail to the over-serious responses (other than yes), that the thread has provided so far.

I've sat for my share of interviews (10+-) and conducted more than my share (35+-) over the years. The results seldom hinged on any single answers, events or experiences.

 

[BRCJR]

Maybe they just wanted to see if the OP could differentiate between USPAP and Fannie regs... many appraisers cannot.

And many cannot tell you the differences between FNMA and fmac, but there are....

 

[DMZwerg]

And many cannot tell you the differences between FNMA and fmac, but there are....

But how could there be any difference since they both begin with an "f"?

 

[Tim Hicks (Texas)]

What was the question again?