Slow Down?

[EddieB]

I don't understand making a significant career change with 5 yrs left before retirement. Not that I wouldn't encourage someone but would advise staying in somewhat of a related field.

Best of luck to my fellow travelers!

 

[J Grant]

Imo, retraining depends on how old or young, sole income needed or part time income needed etc...like anything else, the fields requiring longer training pay more...but one can start out as a pharmacy tech for example, and get additional certifications than the basic over time. I'd advise any younger (or young thinking older person who expects to work X years ) to get retrained in health care, dentistry or other high demand field, or just work in something you like...if one can develop a talent or skill or business that is even better but sometimes an income to pay bills is needed.

Strong people (often men unless one is a stronger than typical woman, I am fit but not that strong, five foot two female)....jobs needing some strength pay well... as do some govt related jobs likeTSA airport security...pay is avg for TSA but good benefits etc...in any field one can move up to supervisor or specialist but one has to start somewhere. Any jobs with tips and cash can pay well, valet parking or waiting or bar tending...we get very isolated in appraisals and forget it's a big world out there and have to put aside some prejudices about certain kinds of work ( at least I did)

Keep appraisal license and do what orders come along while training...very individual how people will handle the hard reality of not just the present slow down but the critical mass negative changes on res lending side that seem to have reached, or are fast reaching, a tipping point.

 

[Joe Flacco]

Maybe somebody with a truck can try going around picking up all the free stuff on craigslist that is good and selling them for cheap. A lot of free stuff out there people would pay for.

 

[J Grant]

I don't understand making a significant career change with 5 yrs left before retirement. Not that I wouldn't encourage someone but would advise staying in somewhat of a related field.

Best of luck to my fellow travelers!

The problem is related ( RE ) fields are subject to same slow down cycles...renting or leasing less so...property management is a possibility but the options in RE related how much of appraisal experience matters? A lot of related RE jobs are customer service/sales or data entry...but it does make sense to stay in RE if one finds it a more natural fit.

 

[The Bob]

Imo, retraining depends on how old or young, sole income needed or part time income needed etc...like anything else, the fields requiring longer training pay more...but one can start out as a pharmacy tech for example, and get additional certifications than the basic over time. I'd advise any younger (or young thinking older person who expects to work X years ) to get retrained in health care, dentistry or other high demand field, or just work in something you like...if one can develop a talent or skill or business that is even better but sometimes an income to pay bills is needed.

Strong people (often men unless one is a stronger than typical woman, I am fit but not that strong, five foot two female)....jobs needing some strength pay well... as do some govt related jobs likeTSA airport security...pay is avg for TSA but good benefits etc...in any field one can move up to supervisor or specialist but one has to start somewhere. Any jobs with tips and cash can pay well, valet parking or waiting or bar tending...we get very isolated in appraisals and forget it's a big world out there and have to put aside some prejudices about certain kinds of work ( at least I did)

Keep appraisal license and do what orders come along while training...very individual how people will handle the hard reality of not just the present slow down but the critical mass negative changes on res lending side that seem to have reached, or are fast reaching, a tipping point.

J,
Here's a couple of ideas using your skills as an appraiser:

Insurance adjuster
Disaster inspector (co's contract with FEMA) one guy I met made over $100k in the Oakland earthquake. Drawback is 30 day minimum commitment and away from home.
Entry level job doing cost estimates for contractors and builders. You just need to get your foot in the door. Once you get some experience, pay can go up a lot.

 

[J Grant]

https://www1.salary.com/FL/Correctional-Officer-salary.html

Prison guard...oops PC... "corrections officer" pays well...after dealing with some sleazeball clients maybe not much different lol...but I am too small, old and wimpy for it but it might be a great fit for the right person....just saying . TSA officers at airports a govt job that pays decently ...folks that really need income to pay bills vs those that don't might make different choices.

 

[Raven59]

Pharmacy tech is also a good choice.

Brother-in-law is a pharmacist for Walgreens. Over the last year Walgreens has cut benefits and working hours. He claims there is a gross oversupply of pharmacists in the market that Walgreens is pushing the old out for the new.He went from praising the company to calling it crap. We are not the only industry feeling the pinch.Amazon bought a drug company so we know where things are heading.

 

[J Grant]

Brother-in-law is a pharmacist for Walgreens. Over the last year Walgreens has cut benefits and working hours. He claims there is a gross oversupply of pharmacists in the market that Walgreens is pushing the old out for the new.He went from praising the company to calling it crap. We are not the only industry feeling the pinch.Amazon bought a drug company so we know where things are heading.

Why is a pharmacist limited to Walgreens ? A pharmacist can work in a hospital, clinic, many places...it's a tough degree to get.

 

[Raven59]

I'm thinking about selling beer on the beach. What you don't sell you drink.

 

[The Bob]

You could always go to the dark side and become a loan officer