I thought the date was 1/03/2008 for the signing start of the petition. You may be surprised at the amount of appraisers that will sign.Since some of the signatures have been there since at least 12/13/07 and there are new signatures since my previous post, I would assume that the website is still accepting signatures.
There are maybe five or six people here against this petition. I know for a fact that there are many people that do not post their opinion on here out of fear. That may be true, but they could still sign the petition without the fear of the wrath of this forum.
What on this earth would make any appraiser not want to see crooked AMC's go down? Oh, let me guess...the ones that want to see as many appraisers as possible get out of the business? I don't believe that any people who do not agree with this petition are for crooked AMCs, just advocates of common sense. I do not work for AMCs, so the idea that I disagree with Craig in order to limit my competition has no merit.
I quit appraising last month. I have no real interest in saving a bunch of people that are not interested in saving themselves. The only problem is, I still follow this crap and I guess I would treat this like a passerby that happens upon a traffic accident. I would want to help. I believe that many people here want to help, even those who disagree with the petition. However, I don't feel that the current petition is going to do much good, since many appraisers disagree with it.
If you have any positive insight, now is the time. I do not see a "whiney tone" in this petition, I see someone trying to reach out and help someone. It's a hell of a lot more than I've seen from the majority of appraisers. People have offered their insight, but it seems that that the message is not being received. If all someone wants is an unconditional pat on the back, then you probably won't get it on this site, IMO. People tend to call out things that they disagree with.
Let the attacks begin.......
What some people call attacks, others call some much needed truth. Several people have offered their advice only to be brushed off and insulted. Judging by the emails I have received since my last post, I would guess that I'm not alone in my previous statements. It might not be a great idea to try to unionize appraisers then divide them with a confrontational attitude.