Florida Supplemental Exam

[Mike Phillips]

Jewels -

Can't imagine why someone would want to leave Alaska to come to this hell hole. Be ready for a culture shock.

By the way, you do know Florida is one of the top foreclosure states in the nation and there is a HUGE pool of appraisers here, right? I expect appraisal fees here rank near the lowest in the nation.

Can I persaude you to stop in TN, KY, or NC and take a look around, before completing that final leg of your journey?

Good luck and if you settle around Orlando look me up. PM me and I'll give you a cell number.

 

[Alison Swain]

I don't know why everybody else had problems. Five years ago, my application process took 2 weeks before I was permitted to take the Florida certification exam. I just assumed that if you were certified elsewhere and your application was complete, it would take a short time.

Same here. July 20 will be my 5 year mark as cretified. Both my trainee and certified application processes were smooth sailing. I've heard horror stories from other folks though.

Good advice about callng the state several times. Same goes for the IRS. :Eyecrazy:

 

[saharabound2k]

Then they notice out- of-state coursework. So the package is sent to the Division of Real Estate for approval of the coursework. Thirty days later, it is approved and sent back to licensing.

And dont forget about those lovely $50 per pop course evaluation fees...

Jewels -

Can't imagine why someone would want to leave Alaska to come to this hell hole.

Mike, spend an hour driving around metro Detroit...you'll be willing to charter a Gulf Stream to get back home...:new_all_coholic:

 

[Francois K. Gregoire]

Please take a look at 61J1-3.004 Issuance of Certification. This rule was adopted to streamline the process for folks with Certified Credentials in other states. It is not reciprocity, and might not keep you from taking the new AQB examination, but it should cut down on some of the red tape.

Under pressure from the AQB, the FREAB has adopted the AQB Examination. It's the same examination administered in other states. The passing grade is determined by the AQB, not the FREAB.

See 61J1-5.001 Appraisal Examination Areas of Competency for the particulars. Passing grade on the supplemental examination is 75% or better.

 

[Ken B]

And dont forget about those lovely $50 per pop course evaluation fees...

That is part of the farce. All of my qualifying courses are AI. FL already recognizes the AI courses for qualifying education. The "approval" was a no-brainer. But, because I took the courses somewhere other than FL, they still needed to be approved by the Division of Real Estate. I don't even want to think about the hoops I would have had to jump through if the coursework was through the local out-of-state "real estate academy."

 

[Ken B]

Please take a look at 61J1-3.004 Issuance of Certification. This rule was adopted to streamline the process for folks with Certified Credentials in other states. It is not reciprocity, and might not keep you from taking the new AQB examination, but it should cut down on some of the red tape.

Maybe this rule will help, maybe not. A similar rule was in effect when I applied a couple of years ago. The rule was effectively ignored at that time. As it was for everyone else I know who transferred here a couple of years ago. Again, receipt of license after application took six months for me, 15 months for a co-worker whose package was "lost" a couple of times (which is difficult for me to comprehend as I understand the information from the application package is scanned into a file when it is received), and 9 months for someone I met in a course here.

FTR, my experience with those at the Division of Real Estate was always positive. My experience with those in the licensing section was excruciatingly painful. I think out-sourcing those jobs to India would actually result in positive change.

 

[Mike Phillips]

Mike, spend an hour driving around metro Detroit...you'll be willing to charter a Gulf Stream to get back home...:new_all_coholic:

Ha ha. LOL. No need for that - I've been to Miami.

 

[Jon Green]

Florida

Make sure you visit the Dept of Business & Regulation website (www.myflorida.com) and go to the division of Real Estate. Click on statutes and rules and read through some of the statutes especially chapter 475 part II and chapter 61J1.

 

[MBD]

All of my education was with the appraisal institute. My application included certificates along with a letter of good standing from NY; it was all sent via certified mail. Two weeks later, I received the authorization to take the Florida certification exam.

 

[Couch Potato]

Maybe this rule will help, maybe not. A similar rule was in effect when I applied a couple of years ago. The rule was effectively ignored at that time. As it was for everyone else I know who transferred here a couple of years ago. Again, receipt of license after application took six months for me, 15 months for a co-worker whose package was "lost" a couple of times (which is difficult for me to comprehend as I understand the information from the application package is scanned into a file when it is received), and 9 months for someone I met in a course here.

FTR, my experience with those at the Division of Real Estate was always positive. My experience with those in the licensing section was excruciatingly painful. I think out-sourcing those jobs to India would actually result in positive change.

You should have pushed back on the demands by the DBPR. It is very likely the would have changed their position once you finally talked with someone who understood what they were doing.

I learned the hard way too. I got stuck taking the 15 hour USPAP a second time due to the incompetence of the DBPR staff. :new_all_coholic: