Dee Dee
Elite Member
- Joined
- Jan 16, 2002
- Professional Status
- Certified Residential Appraiser
- State
- Colorado
I'm getting a little tweaked at a problem I've run into a couple of times since I started my own biz as a Certified Res. a year ago. I was a Registered Appraiser for almost 3 years before that, and logged well over the required minimum hours needed to test and qualify as Certified.
Some investors require a minimum of 2 years experience in order to be on their approved appraiser list.
Now, here's my beef.
In the past year I've done around 200 appraisals on my own, yet I know of other Certified Appraisers who haven't even done half as much active work over the past two years that they've been certified and they qualify to be 'approved'. The investors don't seem to care how familiar the appraiser is with the market that they are appraising, just that they've paid their annual fees and their license has been active.
Think about it....a person could get their certification, take two years off of work without one single appraisal, and as long as they pay their annual license fee they could jump right onto these approval lists. Is it just me, or does this seen completely unfair?
This really gets my panties in a twist!
Some investors require a minimum of 2 years experience in order to be on their approved appraiser list.
Now, here's my beef.
In the past year I've done around 200 appraisals on my own, yet I know of other Certified Appraisers who haven't even done half as much active work over the past two years that they've been certified and they qualify to be 'approved'. The investors don't seem to care how familiar the appraiser is with the market that they are appraising, just that they've paid their annual fees and their license has been active.
Think about it....a person could get their certification, take two years off of work without one single appraisal, and as long as they pay their annual license fee they could jump right onto these approval lists. Is it just me, or does this seen completely unfair?
This really gets my panties in a twist!