appraisal business

Hey All! I noticed that in this forum and on reddit that a lot of people have the same questions about our industry and the expectations for people looking to become appraisers. This poll is entirely anonymous (which you'll see at the top where it says "Not Shared") and consists of approx 20...

I have been certified residential for 20 years, and I am returning to fee appraisal work and setting up a solo shop after stepping away for several years on the mass appraisal side of the fence. All previous experience prior to my mass appraisal work was as a staff appraiser. It‘s necessary to...

I am a recently certified residential appraiser working in the DFW area for a large AMC. While obtaining my 1,500 experience hours as a trainee, I was also heavily involved in the accounting, administrative and marketing aspects of my supervisory appraiser's appraisal business. In the 6 months...

I am currently a Licensed Appraiser Trainee in the state of PA, working under my supervisor who is a Certified General Appraiser. He is a sub contractor for a Certified Residential Appraiser. It is just the 3 of us in this office doing appraisals. Before I joined in as his trainee, my...

I am an AT in Los Angeles and I found a decent shop to take me on part time. The problem is that I am only being paid $12/hr for 3 days a week, and one of those days was being spent taking comp photos! I couldn't make ends meet, so.... I noticed that comp photos take up a lot of time in this...