3.6 and ACI

[Sadie]

Good job Saddie, one of the few to drudge thru the whole report. I couldn't take it after a few pages. And i agree with you. But i will try it when it happens to determine my new fee, as a part timer. Most of my lenders have no idea what is coming, and if it will actually work on their side.

Whatever, it is not being done for appraiser benefit, period. They have a future plane without yous. Well, except for the properties that can't fit into their round mold, then they will need some of yous. Or just a few AMC plantations to do it.

The only way I see this working is to write the report on a legacy form, then transfer, copy/paste etc over to the new form. I don't think anyone but F/F wanted this. Yes, we absolutely needed updated forms, etc, I mean think of all the extra forms and boilerplate we use now to stay compliant. But an absolute hard stop and transfer to this? Not very smart. And our lender clients are the same. They are not pleased with this either. If it were so great, they would be hopping on the bandwagon. Most of them are like No, we're good, thanks.

 

[cashcatz]

But every one of those entities has a "data standard" and a turf they are unwilling to relent.

Yeah, this is the crux of the issue, isn't it. Politics means we can't have nice things.

And yes, portal fees are one of the things I bring up often - they should be illegal.

 

[OSU Beavers]

Half of my work is cleaning up garbage data.

 

[J Grant]

I tried the UAD 3.6 for the first time tonight by creating a sample (I have alamode ) and was surprised to find it easy to work with ! Relieved in fact - will try it again over the weekend and next week. I only did a few sections to see what it was like.

 

[Tom D]

J Grant. Every marathon looks easy the first hundred feet. Keep in touch, before you pass out. Nobody here has gone into what it looks like if you have it on a ipad, and how does the inspection flow on it.
Skip to grid and let use know how you handle those pages. If you get that far, it would be helpful. No one but Sadie seems to have travelled to that point.

 

[chad hampton]

Half of my work is cleaning up garbage data.

I really don't care too much about AI, I tryto stay away from it as much as possible, but I am interested to see how it will decipher all the junk that is thrown on MLS sheets and cross reference from the photos and public records and try to decide of that enclosure really is GLA like the MLS says or not like public records says? Or if pool isn't listed on ext features, but the photos show a 200k pool in them. And then how it adjusts for a 100k basic pool v a 250k pool with pool house, cabana, etc. Or how it determines a myriad of other things. As it is now, I have to read the MLS sheet, then scroll through 40 MLS photos to see what the house really is. And at the same time keeping in mind that these photos are the best this house has ever looked. Seems like a lot of human element that is in play.

Even things like power lines. They aren't going to show power lines in photos. Half the time I only notice those when I'm taking a comp photos. So I suppose lot of that will get overlooked?

Obviously with the new UAD we import everything directly into it from the MLS, and it wouldn't be called modernization if we were the ones that had to double check all of this garbage, so the GSE must be ok with whatever the tech tells them it is? IF they are, so am I, I suppose. I am all about giving the client whatever they want.

 

[J Grant]

J Grant. Every marathon looks easy the first hundred feet. Keep in touch, before you pass out. Nobody here has gone into what it looks like if you have it on a ipad, and how does the inspection flow on it.
Skip to grid and let use know how you handle those pages. If you get that far, it would be helpful. No one but Sadie seems to have travelled to that point.

I will play with it on the weekend. I have no intenion for now of using an ipad I will take notes on inspection and write it up on my home office desktop - at least for now that is the plan. I will let you know when I write a sample one start to finish - ( might take a week or more to find the time)

 

[chad hampton]

I will play with it on the weekend. I have no intenion for now of using an ipad I will take notes on inspection and write it up on my home office desktop - at least for now that is the plan. I will let you know when I write a sample one start to finish - ( might take a week or more to find the time)

I’m the same way. I use an iPad in the field for my real job and it can be incredibly frustrating. And I have the best quality and iPad keyboard, etc. and I’m currently not doing anything as complex as developing an appraisal report in the field. for me, it’s much easier to perform an appraisal field inspection with a clipboard. Maybe it works for some people, but I can’t stand it.

 

[kelsey]

I believe this redancy is a built-in feature of UAD 2.6 that no software can overcome.

In ALAMODE, at least some form of template can be created, yet we STILL will have to manually fill in every checkbox and extra field of data on the cloud-based drop-down menus. I don't believe the braggart tech bros behind the new software can get around it either - they brag about AI pulling comps and the like instead.

Most appraisers, including those who have done one of the UAD3.6 beasts, estimate an additional 2-3 hours on every report.

After 40 years in the biz, I retired last week. I have no interest in relearning how to complete an appraisal. Good luck to y'all!

 

[Zoe]

I’m the same way. I use an iPad in the field for my real job and it can be incredibly frustrating. And I have the best quality and iPad keyboard, etc. and I’m currently not doing anything as complex as developing an appraisal report in the field. for me, it’s much easier to perform an appraisal field inspection with a clipboard. Maybe it works for some people, but I can’t stand it.

I'll make a bucket list on what I need. I am not using an IPAD. Owner or somebody would be asking are you staying for supper? LOL Are you gonna spend the night? LOL