I don’t think anyone’s arguing that in today’s appraisal profession client relationships really don’t exist. Some of us are lucky to have long-term clients that have stuck with us and haven’t sold out to one of the handful of massive appraisal management companies that control the market. Some of us still have a couple local professionals who have tried to keep that personal relationship in real estate alive. Similar to what every appraisal client relationship was 25 years ago. Those are really the only clients that are worth a damn of these days.
Folks that ran successful appraisal companies, 20 and 30 years ago, would most likely be out of business today. This used to be something that if you did a good job, worked hard, and had a little bit of business sense, and understood customer service, you could make a good living in. You could actually raise a family working in this profession, imagine that.
Sad to say, but none of those things matter when you’re working for class , clear capital solidify, etc.
Phil Crawford was right years ago when he started talking about they don’t want professionals, they want this to be a $25 an hour analyst job. That’s not really a conspiracy theory, that’s exactly what the large firms are advertising. I saw something yesterday where they put out a post asking why appraisers are only licensed in one state? You should be doing appraisals all over the country for them.
