Removing Shoes

[Don Clark]

B) I would pull my shirt off if that would keep them out of my way and let me do my work without a lot of questions NAH, that would be TOO ugly of a sight :rainfro:

Invest in BOOTIES, help the economy. All the buggy whip makers that are still looking for a job need work

 

[Tom Foster]

I take my shoes off maybe 1 % of the time. Even if I see all the shoes at the door. I give them that look of " OK - if I gotta take off my shoes, I'm going to deduct $4,000 off your appraised value for your Re-fi.

I actually keep a pair of pink bunny slippers in the trunk, in a plastic bag. I go up to the porch and and slip them on.

I was in a hurry once and left them on. I stopped by the local Biker bar to shoot a game of pool and enjoy a nice cold beer.

I almost got my butt kicked by 7 Harley Davidson guys with tatoos. They were stepping all over my cute little bunny slippers with their big "lugged sole" boots.


You're the third one we've taken out of this place tonight - They all barked !!!



Tom

 

[Mountain Man]

We've had more than our share of rain lately. Granted, some parts of my coverage area is actually considered a rain forest, stays wet all of the time up on top of the mountains in Highlands. But it's been exceptionally wet down in the valley too. I wear boots with the quick lace brackets. No problem, with thick boot socks, toes stay warm and happy while walking around inside. But lately, I've had seveal appointments say come on in.... don't worry 'bout it. Even with WHITE carpet? We'll clean it up. :blink: (Obviously covered in mud, and dripping off the sides of my boots.) Ahhh, I appreciate it.... but I'll take 'em off. Well, it's okay, wife will clean it up. (And she is standing right over there with a look of SHUT UP... and let the man do his job. ) You wanna be divorced tommorrow? <_< Not that big of a deal... really.

 

[Tim Hicks (Texas)]

What's the big deal. Personally, if any one of you comes wandering through my flower beds, you are taking your shoes off if you plan on walking inside my house. Its a courtesy and should be a common courtesy. Put yourself in the home owners place. Find something worthwhile to whine about. :asleep:

 

[Kevin Shannon]

Thanks Tim.

 

[Indiana Jones]

I have a pair over 'overshoes', nylon gators with rubber soles and use them when its muddy or wet, but that just to keep my shoes and car clean. I carry a pair of rubber Nike slide-on sandals and put those on for interior inspections. They are lightweight, clean, and will protect my feet from dirty floors, slipping, and sharp objects. I liked the idea of the covers like Lee Ann suggested, but I think they might be too slippery on vinyl, and smooth surfaces, so the sandals work better IMO.

 

[Lisa Alleva]

Hi Tim,

Most of the time it is not a big deal and under most circumstances, I am more than willing to remove my shoes especially if I am walking into a beautiful, well-kept home. Sometimes I even ask if they want me to remove my shoes.

No one is doing me a favor by letting me into their house. The borrower needs the loan and I am the person who more or less decides whether or not their property is worth the amount that they want to borrow. So if they don't want to let me in because I won't remove my shoes to walk on their **** infested rug, well then I guess they don't get the loan.

Like respect, courtesy is also a two-way street. If you want me to be courteous in removing my shoes, then please be courteous in granting me a clean place in which to walk.

I work in a very culturally diverse neighborhood. Unfortunately I have found that some cultures do not care one iota about cleanliness, which is fine as long as it doesn't affect me. I have seen a naked toddler relieving himself on the floor just as the woman was asking me to remove my shoes. I didn't limp that day, I HOPPED!!!! LOL

In my area, this is becoming more and more an issue rather than an inconvenience.

Lisa

 

[Stone]

No one is doing me a favor by letting me into their house.

No, but they are paying you and there are likely other competent appraisers available. Obviously (I would have thought ) nobody is saying that you should take off your shoes in deplorable conditions. I don't think that is what is being discussed. For safety's sake, the starting point for this conversation would be a relatively clean floor. Not one where there is a child relieving himself in front of you.

Ditto what Tim said above. Sheesh.

 

[Tim Hicks (Texas)]

I don't take my shoes off unless I feel it is necessary or it is requested. Sometimes I do it when I don't need to do it, just to be safe. It is a courtesy. Why take the chance of tracking mud, dirt, grass on somebody's carpet.

Any appraiser who has been doing this for any length of time, should have enough courtesy to do the right thing. If you don't like taking your shoes off, or you think you are above removing your shoes, then I suggest you be prepared with another option. We are getting paid to perform a service, not to soil their home, no matter how bad you think their home is. I prefer to treat all individual equally, even if they are pigs. There are too many people in this society and our industry that think they are better than others and I will not sink to that level.

Seriously, this should not be an issue. If your shoes are not clean, they should not enter the house. The only exceptions I can see are foreclosure properties, REO's, beginning construction (sometimes) and trashed properties that are not occupied. What does everybody else appraise on astroturf?

 

[Lisa Alleva]

We are getting paid to perform a service, not to soil their home, no matter how bad you think their home is. I prefer to treat all individual equally, even if they are pigs. There are too many people in this society and our industry that think they are better than others and I will not sink to that level.

Does this mean that you would have taken off your shoes with the naked toddler relieving himself on the floor?

Clean homes are not the issue. I would feel terrible if I got mud all over someone's rug and would most definately have my shoes off before the person even had to ask.

Lisa