BUZZ Interview/HUD's Donna Tomposki

[RSW]

Brad,

Thanks for all of your good comments.

 

[Brad Pack]

Brad,

Your needed on this thread: http://appraisersforum.com/showthread.php?t=145904


Your opinion would greatly appreciated, and keep up the good work. Please show us how to properly document the condition in question, and what steps we should properly take. I know, this is an easy one.

Take Care,

Steve

Done. However, my answer may be different from what you think.

 

[Brad Pack]

Mr. Pack, For the minor in worth since this is converstion, my experience of the one for a day and a half with the Atlanta folks before and after a FHA seminar was most memorable in delivery & content. In polite conversations around and after the formal of meetings, I was most impressed with the thoughts, intent, professionalism and courtesy of the FHA employees. Here I would add that I am a poor, poor listener in any situation. I had NO possible consideration of "bureaucrats" being so exemplary. I have little personal involvement financially with these opinions due to FHA being less than 1% of my business over the past decades. Also I have traveled enough rutted roads to recognize sincerity and accomplishment. These people I visited with were not even from my FHA area(Colorado) which should add to my unbiased credibility. Are all FHA'ers this good? I know not, so I opine from insufficent data and research. But until experiences teach otherwise, I will maintain my high positive impressions and succeeding regards...............best to all................rs

Thanks, for the comments. I'll pass on your praise to Atlanta management.

 

[realbiz]

My staff informs me that currently, CGs are the worst of the worst. Sorry. But, how about a minimum of 10 years verifiable residential appraisal experience. Forget the license level.

I have been watching this thread, and other similar ones, and there has been many negative post. This is not a time to argue licensed versus certified, but this is a time to come together as a professional group. Licensed versus certified in most cases appears to be a matter of choice. Brad, I may be wrong, but I feel once you decided that working with HUD your main concern was working your way up the latter. Therefore, you did not pursue a higher level of licensing. Also, many appraisers on this form also remained at the license level, which was acceptable in your market (maybe values do not exceed one million). However, many appraisers wanted to do more then residential property, or they are in markets where values use to exceed one million (like Ca, NY, Flordia, etc.). Brad, if CGs are really the biggest problem I know you have the authority to take care of this. The two biggest problems we have in this thread is 1) HUD should have never lowered it standards to get approved. 2) The response from HUD has and still is way to slow. Appraisers have been waiting on a response from HUD, and for many it appears that at least half of their business is dependent on FHA assignments. There was a recent post on this forum from a CG that wanted to get FHA approved. My opinion is that he does not need to get approved, and should not complete HUD assignments from day one. I don't care what level of license he has, or how many years. HUD needs to have some level of requirements (not level of license), but standards for approval. Not only did I have to wait my turn to get on the HUD roster, but I also took a HUD class. Even after that years later HUD came out with a test to be placed on their list. No, I was not grandfathered in I took the test and passed, or I would have been removed. Again, this has been said before "one year and a day of being an appraiser is not enough to be placed on the FHA approved list". I will speak for myself and state that what I know now as an appraiser is night and day from what I knew after appraising for one year and a day when I started. HUD's policy prior to October 1st of signing up and you are a FHA appraiser had to be changed. Brad, I can't match your qualifications, because I have never worked at HUD. But, I have 30+ years of appraisal experience. Former FHA Fee Panel Appraiser (forgot CHUMS number, its been so long). Former FHA Review Appraiser (sub-contractor). Attended many mandatory quarterly HUD meetings, and voluntary HUD training classes (203K, etc.) in Los Angeles. :new_newbie:

Brad, going to send you a private PM. I have a few questions and I don't want to start another long thread.

 

[realbiz]

Well Brad, I see I cannot send you a PM. I had two very good questions about HUD that I wanted to ask.

 

[Brad Pack]

Well Brad, I see I cannot send you a PM. I had two very good questions about HUD that I wanted to ask.

You may call me at the HOC. Leave your name and mention your AF "Realbiz" alias, otherwise, I more than likely will forward your question(s) to one of my staff. I'll be in the office on Tuesday.

Regards