Apprentice signing report issue

[Tom D]

Also curious, if you take the trainee off on the signature page, it only has you saying you didn't inspect it. Does CU blow up then.

 

[Joe Flacco]

In which states are trainees not allowed to sign reports?

 

[Elliott]

What are the 'advantages' of having a 'trainee' sign a report? Its not like they get more hours of experience and the supervisor gets less responsibility.

 

[TerryRohrer]

What are the 'advantages' of having a 'trainee' sign a report? Its not like they get more hours of experience and the supervisor gets less responsibility.

Probably so they can do 7 inspections per day (without supervision) and get the reports out the next day, and the supervising appraiser only has to sign for half the fee.

 

[Elliott]

Probably so they can do 7 inspections per day (without supervision) and get the reports out the next day, and the supervising appraiser only has to sign for half the fee.

So the trainee is already competent to meet USPAP and just serving time as an indentured servant and a profit center.

 

[Joe Flacco]

It is just more transparent. Disclosure of who did what.

 

[TerryRohrer]

So the trainee is already competent to meet USPAP and just serving time as an indentured servant and a profit center.

In many cases, I believe no to the first part and yes to the latter. Nor do I believe most lenders or GSE care much.

 

[Mike Ault]

Wow, I have few clients that will accept and trainee inspection only. AAPP for VA is it. Yet, these same companies will allow a PDR report. Talk about a double standard. There is no incentive to have a trainee with lenders not allowing trainee inspections.

Yet for some reason, there is someone sponsoring 5 trainees in my town at the present time. I have no idea what he has them busy doing.

 

[JTip]

The trainee does NOT have to sign the report to get credit for contributing to the report.

 

[Surf Cat]

The trainee does NOT have to sign the report to get credit for contributing to the report.

I accrued most of my hours to upgrade by "not" signing the report. All my contributions were buried in the addendum.

The lenders didn't want the trainee signature even though my supervisor signed on the right. The HVCC was the beginning of the end for trainees.

I found op's situation refreshing that this could happen today in this day and age. Especially as "did not inspect". Yet, as Mr. Hicks pointed out....an unlicensed, uninsured PDC is acceptable.