- Joined
- May 20, 2011
- Professional Status
- Certified General Appraiser
- State
- Minnesota
PAREA trainers are more qualified than Joe Skippy, but they're not the problem. The PAREA model is the problem, you can't skirt the economics and expect to train someone to be fully licensed for $7000.
I just hired an electrician to do pretty simple work in my house, swapping some outlets and breakers. There were two of them here, a journeyman and an apprentice, and it took them 3 hours. They charged $150/hr per person, so $900 for the labor with $200 in materials. I might need an electrician once every 5 years. This is the cost of owning a home, happy to pay it.
There needs to be a higher bar for appraisers, not lower. More testing, more experience, more supervision by the best qualified among us.
I just hired an electrician to do pretty simple work in my house, swapping some outlets and breakers. There were two of them here, a journeyman and an apprentice, and it took them 3 hours. They charged $150/hr per person, so $900 for the labor with $200 in materials. I might need an electrician once every 5 years. This is the cost of owning a home, happy to pay it.
There needs to be a higher bar for appraisers, not lower. More testing, more experience, more supervision by the best qualified among us.