McKissock dumps PAREA

[chad hampton]

A bigger question is will parea even be a thing in 12 months? At the rate things are going, I’d say it’s 50/50 at best.

 

[J Grant]

A bigger question is will parea even be a thing in 12 months? At the rate things are going, I’d say it’s 50/50 at best.

I think it wil limp along at a low level of enrollment for a few years or more-

 

[Elliott]

Michigan looks like we are sadly peering into Wisconsin because our thumb was cut off.

How many bats, lobsters, beetles, butterflies and what else do you see? LOL. I was worried that I was starting to see a Nazi symbol in the PAREA map out west, but I said, "Nah."

 

[Fernando]

A bigger question is will parea even be a thing in 12 months? At the rate things are going, I’d say it’s 50/50 at best.

It was inevitable something like PAREA comes along.
Our appraisal system in the beginning was set up to help White males who dominated the industry.
The trainee climb had the minority finding a mentor and that was difficult.
Thus, US appraisers are still predominately White males since licensing.
No one to blame but how it was unjustly set up.
PAREA is an answer to make equal opportunity for everyone who wants to be an appraiser.
Give credit for the effort.
Whether it is best way to become a competent appraiser is another issue.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

I always ran 55 minutes in session + 5 min for breaks every hour.

I don't think I ever had a class where they strictly adhered to the 55/5 - always 1 big morning break, one in afternoon.

How many bats

Looks like road kill toads.

 

[Tiffany Gibbons]

It was inevitable something like PAREA comes along.
Our appraisal system in the beginning was set up to help White males who dominated the industry.
The trainee climb had the minority finding a mentor and that was difficult.
Thus, US appraisers are still predominately White males since licensing.
No one to blame but how it was unjustly set up.
PAREA is an answer to make equal opportunity for everyone who wants to be an appraiser.
Give credit for the effort.
Whether it is best way to become a competent appraiser is another issue.

Why is there not a Practical Applications for Plumbing or Electrical HVAC or any other profession that requires a license? No minorities want to be in other "supposedly" high paying jobs that seem to be much more in demand? Not "white collar enough"? Well how about Practical Applications of Accounting, Banking, Law, etc. And the AI program seems to be only for Residential Appraisal, leaving the big MAI's safely ensconced in work until they are ready to retire.

 

[George Hatch]

"I don't think I ever had a class where they strictly adhered to the 55/5 - always 1 big morning break, one in afternoon."​

I signed for being in session for at least 90% of the hours. So *technically* I could get away with 54+6 per hour. I sometimes ran a little longer than 55 minutes, but I stuck to the 5min every hour. I also encouraged course participants to remind me when they were due for a break because sometimes I'd lose track.

I did it this way almost from the outset and I thought it worked out pretty well. It got people moving around more during the day. In fact I don't recall ever having a big problem with people nodding off. I always thought going 2 hours at a time was too long for most people.

 

[chad hampton]

It was inevitable something like PAREA comes along.
Our appraisal system in the beginning was set up to help White males who dominated the industry.
The trainee climb had the minority finding a mentor and that was difficult.
Thus, US appraisers are still predominately White males since licensing.
No one to blame but how it was unjustly set up.
PAREA is an answer to make equal opportunity for everyone who wants to be an appraiser.
Give credit for the effort.
Whether it is best way to become a competent appraiser is another issue.

The solution to the trainee problem is a very simple fix. But it would not satisfy the suits and snake oil salesman that push their agenda instead of one that would promote a stronger and healthier appraisal profession.

 

[George Hatch]

I agree with the above except for the presumption we have a trainee problem. I don't think anyone can say we have a trainee problem when appraisers are getting starved out of the business for lack of work.

 

[BRCJR]

I always ask if the class would like to only take 30 minutes for lunch, I cater their lunch, and one 15-minute break mid-morning and one 15-minute break mid-afternoon.

It allows for an 8:20 start time and out by about 3:45 with their certificate in hand.

Everyone seems to like that schedule.