Limits of certified residential

[Terrel L. Shields]

've seen CGs who only do SFR assignments mess up when stepping away from their specialty to appraise non-res properties, much like CGs screwing up an SFR appraisal

I had 4 CG mentors. Two were also VA appraisers and did mostly residential work. One also was mostly residential but not on VA. One was basically commercial, a broker as well. Most rural CGs are going to do a lot of residential work - much of it under IAG not FNMA necessarily.

 

[Ricky LaFleur]

Apart from prior exposure and speaking personally, I've never seen a CR who has gone commando WRT prior commercial exposure return a report which would square up with an appraisal performed by CGs who normally do such work. For that matter, I've seen CGs who only do SFR assignments mess up when stepping away from their specialty to appraise non-res properties, much like CGs screwing up an SFR appraisal because they never actually learned how to do one. That example is practically a cliche in the appraisal business.

I've completed very few SFR, and most were in-house, small lender assignments of usually atypical rural res. I don't even bother trying to take on SFR when they come along for the bolded reason.

And, since we're on the subject, why do I keep running across CRs that feel the need to brag about how much "commercial" they do to a CG? Just because the license is different doesn't make one superior. There are many CRs who could run circles around me in residential.