How is your May?

[Lawrence R.]

April was pretty good, best of 08. May has been slow. One relo and one purchase. Had a PMI removal, but after explaining to the H.O he can't engage me directly, bank sent AMC skippy to do it.

 

[reaper]

I'm a trainee in AZ working for 1 appraiser. We bring in on average 50-60 appraisals a month, long days for sure. All of which are refis or purchases. Do you think this is going to change? After reading some of these posts, I'm becoming a bit skeptical of my future in appraisal.

 

[DelMarValuations]

Reaper, 50-60 per month? How long has your boss had these clients and how many does he have?

BTW - April was good - May has been slow.

 

[reaper]

dozen or so regulars, a few over a decade. a lot of new clients every month though. web is the place to be. the MAJORITY of our clients find us out here. im a tech geek and web designer, so I bring my own expertise to the table.

 

[Elliott]

I took the first week off and spent it in Death Valley & Las Vegas.
Interest rates aren't declining so the refi- and purchase market
is dead. My work is estate and dissolution work. Uncle Sam better
expect a lot less revenue

 

[Offshore]

Slow here. I’ve been considering checking reciprocity in Pennsylvania and relocating to Pittsburgh. I was reading about a couple guys there knocking out 4 reports a day for the last several months; they’re actually turning down work. Got the link right here, wait a second, they’re projected to pay off the bill on the franchise in 2014, their mother ship is Arizona and they’re charging $20 a pop? Maybe I’ll stay put for while.

 

[Kali the Boston Terrier]

Busier than I have ever been, I know its not the greatest thing to hear if you are slow.

Its all REO work and commercial appraisals. A couple of VA assignments a week, a lot of products that about 5 years ago I started doing as a way diversify myself away from broker and AMC work. Nearly 5 years later it has completely replaced the old broker volume and we do nothing for AMCs any longer.

 

[Esox]

For me and the Mrs., 20 to 22, and that includes six that came in today. It was a good day. Four new construction requests from a local bank, a HELOC drive-by, and a relo. That makes four relo orders for the month. Eight relos a month makes me very happy so I'm halfway there. Eight relos has been a tough nut to crack this year, average has been about five. I've had one FHA, one REO, (I rarely get those and managed a $100 bump on my 1004 fee), several sales, a couple refi's, a couple for individuals, and one other new construction. We're seeing a little bit more sales activity here in the Beertown area in some market segments.

I'm trying to not get overly excited about the bank that ordered the four new construction appraisals today, but they have more they're putting together. Believe it or not, these are a result of a new construction appraisal I did for them that came in well below the contract. Their head underwriter loved the report, and I just got another pat on the back from their underwriters on a refi/remodeling that came in well below what the homeowner was hoping for. What's weird is they have a program that funds new construction sans appraisals. It seems the UWs are now comfortable with me, and the loans that don't qualify for that program seem to be coming my way. It's very strange to get more work for telling it like it is. Not a common occurrence. We'll see how long it lasts.

Kevin

 

[38Scarcello]

My May is pretty good. I had to expand my coverage area
before I went broke, and I have been all over this week.
Landed a few new clients by word of mouth.....oh, and
appraiserusa.com! Mid 80's today, and it's beer thirty!

 

[Lloyd Bonafide]

April was really bad, but May has been pretty busy, with almost nothing but FHA, REO sales, and short sales.