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[chad hampton]

AI should revoke the memberships of its members who actively work against the benefit of the profession.

AI has been such a disappointment.

 

[djd09]

AI should revoke the memberships of its members who actively work against the benefit of the profession.

AI has been such a disappointment.

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their forms are a virus...making appraisers sicker by the day

 

[George Hatch]

I remember 20 years of USPAP classes where they said certified appraisers are the only people trained to do field appraisal work as they are uniquely qualified to understand property characteristics that pertain to value.

But put the snake oil pushers at the GSE’s and their friends that run AMC‘s in a room together, then have them come out and threaten state regulators to ignore rules and regulations,and all that goes away. It’s not hard to follow the money.

I would almost say you're fabricating an untruth out of thin air, except I know better than to say always or never did any instructor say that in a USPAP course.

In any case that idea or instruction was never part of the curriculum in either the Instructor's course or in the QE or CE courses. I know that much for a fact, and I know you cannot find a single reference anywhere in USPAP, FIRREA or the GSE which speaks to that idea, either explicitly or implicitly. You just WANT it to be true.

If you ever did hear that from an instructor then that would have been a personal opinion of their own. I did express opinions on various topics but I always made it a point to physically step away from the podium and clearly disclose it as my own personal opinion and not as part of the course.

 

[chad hampton]

It was written in black-and-white in several versions. I have no idea if it’s in the latest version because I no longer pay attention to it.

Are you claiming that this is the first time you heard the phrase “relevant property characteristics as they pertain to value?”

 

[Surf Cat]

I remember 20 years of USPAP classes where they said certified appraisers are the only people trained to do field appraisal work as they are uniquely qualified to understand property characteristics that pertain to value.

But put the snake oil pushers at the GSE’s and their friends that run AMC‘s in a room together, then have them come out and threaten state regulators to ignore rules and regulations,and all that goes away. It’s not hard to follow the money.

A certified appraiser is a professional who has completed the required education and training to comply with the standards set by The Appraisal Foundation. In the context of inspection, a USPAP certified appraiser’s role is to conduct a thorough examination of a property to identify its relevant characteristics, which are then used to develop an appraisal report.

But wait, there's more!

As of the 2024 edition, the definition of “personal inspection” has been revised. According to USPAP, a personal inspection must now be performed as part of the scope of work for the assignment.​

"Hello Ma'am, I'm your local Uber Eats delivery driver. I'll be conducting your appraisal inspection today".

Wah Waaaahhhhh

 

[Non Sequitur]

 

[djd09]

their forms are a virus...making appraiser sicker by the day

 

[Surf Cat]

The Hamster is showing shades of looking like Mitch McConnell...

 

[djd09]

i like hamp...except when he pushed ansi...but after realizing ansi is the anti market measuring standard he changed his mind go get them tiger

 

[George Hatch]

A certified appraiser is a professional who has completed the required education and training to comply with the standards set by The Appraisal Foundation. In the context of inspection, a USPAP certified appraiser’s role is to conduct a thorough examination of a property to identify its relevant characteristics, which are then used to develop an appraisal report.

But wait, there's more!

As of the 2024 edition, the definition of “personal inspection” has been revised. According to USPAP, a personal inspection must now be performed as part of the scope of work for the assignment.​

"Hello Ma'am, I'm your local Uber Eats delivery driver. I'll be conducting your appraisal inspection today".

Wah Waaaahhhhh

Read the definition again for what it actually says.



The definition defines what that term means in its usage in USPAP. The definition doesn't impose a USPAP-minimum requirement for personal inspection on any assignment let alone all assignments. The requirements for inspections, if any, in an assignment are always user-driven and are established in the SOW decision, not in the DEFINITIONS section. You already know that not all appraisal assignments require a personal inspection by the appraiser. This includes the desktop SOW assignments such as are under discussion here.