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I believe it is the first "good" example, but who is counting? It also causes one to wonder if it is the designation or the marketing and work product that makes the difference.
The appraisers who value a designation are counting - their higher # of clients and income.
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It's the work product. Usually after I turn in a complicated VA appraisal with acreage or a lake lot, horse farm, unusual home design, etc., I'll get a direct request from the Lender to be added to their panel. I just charge the same as the VA fee would be unless it's something that is really going to take up an excessive amount of time. I used to do conversions from VA to FHA with a reduced fee and new inspection date but now I don't know if it's worth the risk. It's a combination of the classes I took for my designations and my CG (NAIFA's Farm, Ranch & Rural was a full week class), and knowledge of Assessment practices (dealing with classification of types real estate like manufactured housing requirements) from working in that field), similar to the insider knowledge like Terrell has in his field. I'm in an area with an oversupply of appraisers, so I feel my designations set me apart and lend credibility when a lender wants to add me to their rotation.
