I am not doing the 3.6 FORM deal

[KHS445]

No affordable portable calculators when I was in college. Only a couple of models and cost around $400

Received a my first Texas Instrument calculator for Christmas in 1972. It cost $62.95 and would only add, subtract, multiply and divide, and did not include a floating decimal. Took nearly half a term to convince our Accounting Professor to let us use a calculator on quizzes and tests. We explained he could test more of our knowledge as we would need to spend less time doing the math calculations. Still have that calculator, the instructions and the original box.

Also have my older lasers and at least one of every cellphone, starting with my original bag phone.

 

[KHS445]

Duplicate

 

[rgamble]

I understand. Not everyone will do this. I am done as well. I simply don’t have the stomach at this point to learn an entirely new system. I could do it. I’m tech savvy enough to do it. But I just think the stress of it all is going to be ridiculous. The software will have tons of glitches. Learning an entirely new workflow on a far more complex form is too stressful. I have atrial fibrillation, and I haven’t had an episode for 9 months. I am keeping my stress down, getting plenty of exercise and rest, eating right. I don’t need the extra stress. Not worth it for a few bucks. And I don’t need the money.

All I’m saying is based upon what this form is like, people will need to go with a data collection system like an IPAD or IPHONE. Just too complicated.

P.S. I am starting to get some cataracts which blurs my vision a bit in one eye. So I get it the eye issues.

Has anyone performed any of these new appraisals? I took the McKissock course and I didn’t notice discussion in the course why a device would be mandatory. I believe floor plans will be a requirement. I downloaded an app and do plan to use that on inspections to experiment. Someone said performing inspections with a device takes longer at property but cut down on report development. Completing the sketch, adding photos, input of improvements section doesn’t take me very long so I don’t see much that I would be gaining. Sometimes I have my assistant add the sketch and photos and it doesn’t take them long either. Can anyone tell me why inspecting with a device will be mandatory? If this was covered in the McKissock course I missed it.

 

[cashcatz]

iPhone changed my life. Internet. camera, calculator, and flashlight. Only if it can measure.

You forgot LiDar

 

[J Grant]

Has anyone performed any of these new appraisals? I took the McKissock course and I didn’t notice discussion in the course why a device would be mandatory. I believe floor plans will be a requirement. I downloaded an app and do plan to use that on inspections to experiment. Someone said performing inspections with a device takes longer at property but cut down on report development. Completing the sketch, adding photos, input of improvements section doesn’t take me very long so I don’t see much that I would be gaining. Sometimes I have my assistant add the sketch and photos and it doesn’t take them long either. Can anyone tell me why inspecting with a device will be mandatory? If this was covered in the McKissock course I missed it.

It would seem the time is the same - whether one inputs the data on site or at the home office. It is still only part of the appraisal and one still has to do the comp searches and analysis and track down any missing information. Imo it seems the photo placement can save some time and lidar for measurements if applicable.

Whether one goes more high-tech with a mobile app or does more data entry in the home office, UAD 3.6 adds more inspection time and tracking down information, and adds tasks like measuring ceiling height and front door elevation thresholds. Every added piece of specific data increases liability.

 

[Essexfenwick]

It would seem the time is the same - whether one inputs the data on site or at the home office. It is still only part of the appraisal and one still has to do the comp searches and analysis and track down any missing information. Imo it seems the photo placement can save some time and lidar for measurements if applicable.

Whether one goes more high-tech with a mobile app or does more data entry in the home office, UAD 3.6 adds more inspection time and tracking down information, and adds tasks like measuring ceiling height and front door elevation thresholds. Every added piece of specific data increases liability.

It's important to have very detailed data entered in a uniform manner so the property valuation can soon be done by AI and save the consumer time and money. It won't be perfect but will probably be better as a whole than the system now.
The built in licensed appraisal community combined with data collectors are already there as a data collector pool. It will probably be even more efficient to pay the collector fee to realtors and commercial brokers to enter the data for their listings in the near future that way the commercial data services can be bypassed .. brokers get a reliable income stream and appraisal fees/time almost eliminated.

 

[Mark K]

No affordable portable calculators when I was in college. Only a couple of models and cost around $400

In '73 I was using a slide rule in Physics and circuit analysis classes at Purdue; most others had the new-fangled TI and HP calculators (their parents were obviously paying their way; I was paying my own). I saved up for a couple of months and bought a TI-50 for $150. It was WONDERFUL!!!

 

[Mark K]

Received a my first Texas Instrument calculator for Christmas in 1972. It cost $62.95 and would only add, subtract, multiply and divide, and did not include a floating decimal.

Probably a SR 10 or 11. Remember them well. Just the Pi and sq root/exponent functions made them worth the $$.

 

[J Grant]

Has anyone performed any of these new appraisals? I took the McKissock course and I didn’t notice discussion in the course why a device would be mandatory. I believe floor plans will be a requirement. I downloaded an app and do plan to use that on inspections to experiment. Someone said performing inspections with a device takes longer at property but cut down on report development. Completing the sketch, adding photos, input of improvements section doesn’t take me very long so I don’t see much that I would be gaining. Sometimes I have my assistant add the sketch and photos and it doesn’t take them long either. Can anyone tell me why inspecting with a device will be mandatory? If this was covered in the McKissock course I missed it.

Inspecting with a device is not mandatory, just highly recommended -

Nobody here to my knowledge has done a UAD 3.6 ( unless as an experiment), since the lenders and clients are not set up to receive them. That will start sometime after the end of Jan 2026 and might be months later for many clients and lenders, since it seems as disruptive to their systems as it is to ours.

 

[Alsie35]

I am awaiting *WITH RELISH* the first solicitation for an "3.6 Abomination" order.

My "trigger finger" is already twitching with anticipation to hit that "DECLINE" button.

That's the only way they'll get the message. Then - its gonna be THEIR turn to "sweat".