Jordan Scott
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One other question on reciprocity?
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Rick Kulman
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Jordan
To get certified in Florida you will have to submit a log and course transcripts and take the Florida exam like the rest of us did.
Once certified in FL you quickly become aware as to what is acceptable in the way of CE requirements. Not all courses are acceptable in Florida even though they are given by the same provider and approved in other states. Take it in Florida and it will most likely be approved by NJ and NY. Take it in NJ & NY and it may not be approved in FL. (I can give you actual examples).
FL will also audit your CE. In November 2004 I had to submit CE records for the period 2000 - 2002.
In January I was at a meeting of the NJ and CT Boards, the AQB and the Appraisal Foundation discussing the 2008 criteria. There are 7 exam providers in the country. FL is one of three states with its own exam.
Rick
To get certified in Florida you will have to submit a log and course transcripts and take the Florida exam like the rest of us did.
Once certified in FL you quickly become aware as to what is acceptable in the way of CE requirements. Not all courses are acceptable in Florida even though they are given by the same provider and approved in other states. Take it in Florida and it will most likely be approved by NJ and NY. Take it in NJ & NY and it may not be approved in FL. (I can give you actual examples).
FL will also audit your CE. In November 2004 I had to submit CE records for the period 2000 - 2002.
In January I was at a meeting of the NJ and CT Boards, the AQB and the Appraisal Foundation discussing the 2008 criteria. There are 7 exam providers in the country. FL is one of three states with its own exam.
Rick
Francois K. Gregoire
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Jordan,
Florida does not have reciprocity with any other state. Florida does have a Mutual Recognition Agreement with the state of Georgia and is very close to having one with the state of Alabama. Under the agreement with Georgia, a Georgia Certified Appraiser (in good standing) submits an application and agrees to submit to a criminal background check. No additional education or examination is required.
The Mutual Recognition Agreement is for NON RESIDENT Licensees ONLY.
To All:
If you would like your state to enter into a Mutual Recognition Agreement with Florida, have your state regulatory board make the request.
Jordan,
Florida does not have reciprocity with any other state. Florida does have a Mutual Recognition Agreement with the state of Georgia and is very close to having one with the state of Alabama. Under the agreement with Georgia, a Georgia Certified Appraiser (in good standing) submits an application and agrees to submit to a criminal background check. No additional education or examination is required.
The Mutual Recognition Agreement is for NON RESIDENT Licensees ONLY.
To All:
If you would like your state to enter into a Mutual Recognition Agreement with Florida, have your state regulatory board make the request.
Otis Key
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Jordan
Reciprocity means that the states respect and admit the educational requirements for each state but it does not necessarily grant you a permanent license. To establish that, in most cases, you need to submit for full licensure in the other state and that requires more. In NM you can get a temporary license to appraise here for a specific amount of time based upon the reciprocity factor. Then, you can also get a full license here, based upon reciprocity, to appraise permanently, but it takes a lot longer for the license to be issued after approval.
Now, question asked and answered. I also saw the other thread. This now makes me wonder what is going on because this has NOTHING to do with getting a license, as you posted with the help thread that BB suggested you modify into individual questions.
Are you a newspaper reporter searching for some article? What's up? If I was looking to get licensed, or more specifically, a trainee or apprentice license, I wouldn't be searching for quick routes to other states. In fact, with many years of appraising I'm still not looking for work in other states.
Just curious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reciprocity means that the states respect and admit the educational requirements for each state but it does not necessarily grant you a permanent license. To establish that, in most cases, you need to submit for full licensure in the other state and that requires more. In NM you can get a temporary license to appraise here for a specific amount of time based upon the reciprocity factor. Then, you can also get a full license here, based upon reciprocity, to appraise permanently, but it takes a lot longer for the license to be issued after approval.
Now, question asked and answered. I also saw the other thread. This now makes me wonder what is going on because this has NOTHING to do with getting a license, as you posted with the help thread that BB suggested you modify into individual questions.
Are you a newspaper reporter searching for some article? What's up? If I was looking to get licensed, or more specifically, a trainee or apprentice license, I wouldn't be searching for quick routes to other states. In fact, with many years of appraising I'm still not looking for work in other states.
Just curious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chris Colston
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You cannot circumvent the system
I'm really confused by the question..you don't have a license or certificate from the state in which you reside but you want reciprocity with another state where you don't reside? Is this because you failed the test in your home state and you think a test in another state might be eaiser? Or perhaps you're looking for a state where you don't have to test at all? Do you have a trainee license now and you are trying to get certified? Would you want this reciprocle license from another state in order to complete appraisals in your home state?
You need to know that for the most part, the exams are the same in every state, except Florida and 2 other states who have been granted the privilege of writing and administering their own exam.
Based on the questions you have already posted (that were moved to the NEWBIE section) It would appear that you really do need a refresher course or a pretest cram course as well as field experience.
Sounds to me that you are trying to get around a system that has been in place since 1990.
Jordan Scott said:Sorry for all these questions but I was also wondering, if you have a reciprocity license but not a license directly from a state ( I am not sure if there is any difference between the two) can you use the reciprocity license to get another reciprocating license with another state in which the state you originally got your appraiser license doesn't have reciprocity? Sorry this sounds really confusing. Here is an example say I got my original license in new york and got a reciprocating license for virginia and I also wanted to get a reciprocating license with florida but new york doesn't have reciprocity with florida. In this case since I have a reciprocating license in virginia which does have have recripocity with new york (not sure if it actually does), then am I able to get a license in new york??? Phew
I'm really confused by the question..you don't have a license or certificate from the state in which you reside but you want reciprocity with another state where you don't reside? Is this because you failed the test in your home state and you think a test in another state might be eaiser? Or perhaps you're looking for a state where you don't have to test at all? Do you have a trainee license now and you are trying to get certified? Would you want this reciprocle license from another state in order to complete appraisals in your home state?
You need to know that for the most part, the exams are the same in every state, except Florida and 2 other states who have been granted the privilege of writing and administering their own exam.
Based on the questions you have already posted (that were moved to the NEWBIE section) It would appear that you really do need a refresher course or a pretest cram course as well as field experience.
Sounds to me that you are trying to get around a system that has been in place since 1990.
Shawn Michalec
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Jordon,
I always thought that reciprocity meant the exchange or right of an individual to practice their trade be it real estate or real estate appraisal with another state that grants this right of reciprocity.
I used to work with an appraiser here in Ohio who decided to move to Arizona and wanted to continue to appraise real estate. Ohio and Arizona do not have reciprocity. Ohio and Illinios do. Illinois and Arizona do. What he did was use his right of reciprocity to aquire his new certification in Illinois and then use the reciprocity between Illinois and Arizona to get his certification in Arizona. To my knowledge, he's still appraising real estate in Arizona. I don't know anything about conditions or temporary licenses.
I always thought that reciprocity meant the exchange or right of an individual to practice their trade be it real estate or real estate appraisal with another state that grants this right of reciprocity.
I used to work with an appraiser here in Ohio who decided to move to Arizona and wanted to continue to appraise real estate. Ohio and Arizona do not have reciprocity. Ohio and Illinios do. Illinois and Arizona do. What he did was use his right of reciprocity to aquire his new certification in Illinois and then use the reciprocity between Illinois and Arizona to get his certification in Arizona. To my knowledge, he's still appraising real estate in Arizona. I don't know anything about conditions or temporary licenses.
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