CANative
Elite Member
- Joined
- Jun 18, 2003
- Professional Status
- Retired Appraiser
- State
- California
I finished an appraisal yesterday morning for a large national lender which was ordered through their AMC. It was still in QC yesterday afternoon because one of the QC appraisers wanted me to add a brief statement on something. I'm pretty sure the client has not even seen the appraisal report yet.
This morning at about 8:30 a.m. I get a mortgage broker on the phone wanting to know if I will do a report for them because our mutual client (LOL) wants to try their luck with her. She is going to use another national lender that I also do appraisals for which are ordered by their AMC which is almost the same as the other clinets AMC.
I told her no.
I know we're free to accept new assignments but it seems unprofessional or maybe disloyal to be a part of an end run on my original clients deal. It seems somehow that this could be perceived as "causing harm" to them. After all they waited pretty patiently for this appraisal... it took me more than a week. If I accepted this "new assignment" and turned in a day or two while the original client was still figuring it out it seems like Client B would have an unfair advantage and I was the one the enabled it.
I'm not worried about USPAP jail, but it seems kind of low class or unprofessional. Should a decent amount of time elapse between assignments of this type?
This morning at about 8:30 a.m. I get a mortgage broker on the phone wanting to know if I will do a report for them because our mutual client (LOL) wants to try their luck with her. She is going to use another national lender that I also do appraisals for which are ordered by their AMC which is almost the same as the other clinets AMC.
I told her no.
I know we're free to accept new assignments but it seems unprofessional or maybe disloyal to be a part of an end run on my original clients deal. It seems somehow that this could be perceived as "causing harm" to them. After all they waited pretty patiently for this appraisal... it took me more than a week. If I accepted this "new assignment" and turned in a day or two while the original client was still figuring it out it seems like Client B would have an unfair advantage and I was the one the enabled it.
I'm not worried about USPAP jail, but it seems kind of low class or unprofessional. Should a decent amount of time elapse between assignments of this type?