Alamode & Their UAD 3.6 Form Is A Disaster

[J Grant]

You might want to rethink this:
The vendors who started from scratch with 3.6 as the foundation —
not layered on top of 2.6 — are going to have a significant advantage here.
ACI is a complete redo and they haven't even got GSE approval that I know of. They are having the same problem as Total with losing data, etc.
SFREP is up and running and they went simple. I think the problem is that both Total and ACI want all the bells and whistles before they have the very basics. I understand they want to be able to create programs that can adapt to industry changes down the road. But its too much to do in too little time.

This is not the GSEs for their cr@p specs on what they want and not giving guidance to anyone about how they want it implemented.

I have no idea if the software that started from scratch with 3.6 has a significant advantage! THEY keep saying that as salespeople, but we do not know if any of these companies can produce a workable 3.6 report, which must be delivered to the clients as a form and printable as a form. What does off and running mean?

Has anyone here tried to do and then print out a finished UAD 3.6 report using SFREP? Maybe it's great, or maybe it does not work -I want real-world working appraiser feedback.

 

[DWiley]

-I want real-world working appraiser feedback.

https://youtu.be/EyXdl2aFFsw?si=G4s3YkIGNWJKISP-

 

[cashcatz]

Can't get up to date, modern tools without up to date modern pay.....is appraising really a "profession" when they can't dictate or guide that? Talking AMC work...

Meh, most people don't hesitate to buy way more car than they need (brodozers, etc). Computers are cheap in comparisons to all the other silly crap people drop money on. You can get a great machine for $1k that will last 5 years.

 

[TerryRohrer]

Meh, most people don't hesitate to buy way more car than they need (brodozers, etc). Computers are cheap in comparisons to all the other silly crap people drop money on.

Just where does that fit in the condescending bull ship about professionals and professional tools? Professionals who understand business also understand overhead and the detriment of unnecessary overhead. Impulse control is part of growing up.

I mean, that's not just an appraiser issue. Professionals use professional tools, and that includes an up to date performant modern computer.

 

[OSU Beavers]

Thank God that I had my son build me a modern Windows 11 PC last year before RAM prices quadrupled!

 

[Sadie]

I have no idea if the software that started from scratch with 3.6 has a significant advantage! THEY keep saying that as salespeople, but we do not know if any of these companies can produce a workable 3.6 report, which must be delivered to the clients as a form and printable as a form. What does off and running mean?

Has anyone here tried to do and then print out a finished UAD 3.6 report using SFREP? Maybe it's great, or maybe it does not work -I want real-world working appraiser feedback.

ACI said theirs is all new

 

[glenn walker]

Meh, most people don't hesitate to buy way more car than they need (brodozers, etc). Computers are cheap in comparisons to all the other silly crap people drop m

oney on. You can get a great machine for $1k that will last 5 years.

Yeah if appraiser can't pop a grand or two for modern equipment your not really running a business just a un-enjoyable hobby and in denial that your finished. Just shut it down and enjoy life.

 

[cashcatz]

Just where does that fit in the condescending bull ship about professionals and professional tools? Professionals who understand business also understand overhead and the detriment of unnecessary overhead. Impulse control is part of growing up.

It means computers are actually cheap as hell vs the utility we get from them. It's one of our smaller expenses when you amortize the costs over it's useful lifetime. A $1,200 computer that lasts 5 years means you are only spending $20 per month month, and that's ignoring inflation.

 

[glenn walker]

But their wifes have $1,000 I Phones and the appraisers using a old flip phone a wheel- tape and a 12 year old computer on life support.

Then finally when he tries to quit or retire she tells him he can't until she retires so he just pretends he's trying to run a business. I never did get why people have to retire at the same time.

 

[Airstream]

Well, I am impressed. I was finally able to finish a UAD 3.6 report today. Photos, maps, graphs, commentary, sales grid, and more. I was able to save it, sign it, and print to PDF. The E&O checker still doesn't work. There are a lot of fields that I have no clue what they want there. Alamode must have fixed some things in the last update.

1) Do you still have to put in “zeros” like the old UAD? The E&O checker is critical for that.
2) Did you use the mobile app? How did that work?
3) Was this just a test run or an actual appraisal?

Thanks for being the ginnie pig.