It is entirely possible. It's too bad that this forum is filled with the negativity I've come to expect while reading any posts including yours.
I looked up your license and understand you already have many years in the business, otherwise I would wonder why somebody with only a licensed residential level of licensing would be discussing taking on a trainee in Milwaukee where there are a number of $1m+ homes. I am a firm believer in the concept my own mentor took with me, which is "cut a trainee's teeth on complex assignments as soon as possible". See, the reason some may have negativity is that LR generally indicates somebody who is trying to squeak by on minimums rather than improve themselves and the profession. May not be true in your case, as you have many years in and are an office manager, but it is how it can come across.
At one time I considered applying at Forsythe as I was thinking about specializing in review appraising but a few things came up that made me reconsider: 1) review appraisers should be more experienced on average than those they are reviewing; and 2) the add indicated a higher rate of appraisal assignments per day than I considered could possibly be USPAP compliant and thus I was concerned that it could cost my certification. See, if a bank hires a person directly they may be able to act not as an review appraiser under USPAP but rather as a reviewer for a bank and then "change hats" if the appraisal under consideration requires a fuller reviewer, but working for an appraisal company might potentially not render that protection and thus ALL appraisals reviewed could potentially be subject to USPAP and require due diligence and using full review appraisal procedure rather than fact checking and estimation.
So yeah, many on the forum may come across as "negative" but it can be
about what exactly Forsythe is and does in the industry, as well as questions about a licensed residential appraiser being in charge given the limitations of that level of licensing (cannot do FHA, limited to non-complex appraisals, limit on residential values they can appraise, etc). One person on this forum has the sig line "You don't know WHAT you don't know" and in regards to complex appraisals and review appraisals such a lack of knowledge can cost a person their license.
I may seem to be coming off as "negative" but my intent is to be cautionary. The prospective trainee must take caution on who they take on as a mentor to be certain they receive quality training and a prospective mentor also needs to take caution on accepting a trainee lest they just create competition or tackle more than they are capable of handling (the mentor may well have long experience and be one of the greatest in the world, but the licensing level raises red flags for most appraisers).
So,
and long life!
