State License In Mass/anyway To Grandfather To Certified?

[Eli]

I began my appraisal schooling in 2005 and set off to complete my training hours and schooling When things slowed dramatically due to the collapse I suspended my appraisal aspirations so that I could pay the bills. I returned to the engineering for three years. I resumed my appraisal schooling and training hours. I took and passed my state license test in Massachusetts in July of 2014. By that time an associates degree was required to apply to take the Certified Exam. Now, a Bachelors is required. I have neither. At 45 with 3 kids, a wife and household to support, obtaining a Bachelors Degree is not financially possible. I have been appraising for the better part of 10 years as a trainee and for the past 18 months as a state licensed appraiser in Massachusetts. If given the chance I feel extremely confident I would ace the Certified exam. The reason this is important to my family and I is due to the fact that a State License to appraise residential properties in the state of Massachusetts appears to be as useless as a toilet filled with cement. The fact is that the majority, if not all, lenders out there will not accept a state license even though Massachusetts Board Of Appraisers clearly states that I am eligible to appraiser single, 1-4 family and under a $1,000,000 properties.

So, now that I have that off my chest. Is there anyone out there in a similar situation? If so, are you aware of any "grandfather" type clause that may exist in order for me to take my certified exam without attending 4 years of college to learn a skill I have been practicing successfully for the better part of ten years. Any information will be greatly appreciated. I have calls into the Mass Board of Appraisals but so far no luck getting thru or getting any solid information. I am certain I can't be the only one who these ridiculous guidelines have stopped in there tracks.

Thanks Again,

Chris Porter
chrisporter49@comcast.net

My best advice to you would be contact your state. We have zero authority. But, I am curious about some of your issues since you have been trying so long.

 

[djd09]

1. Abraham Lincoln, lawyer, U.S. president. Finished one year of formal schooling, self-taught himself trigonometry, and read Blackstone on his own to become a lawyer.

2. Amadeo Peter Giannini, multimillionaire founder of Bank of America. Dropped out of high school.

3. Andrew Carnegie, industrialist and philanthropist, and one of the first mega-billionaires in the US. Elementary school dropout.

4. Andrew Jackson, U.S. president, general, attorney, judge, congressman. Home-schooled. Became a practicing attorney by the age of 35 – without a formal education.

12. Benjamin Franklin, inventor, scientist, author, entrepreneur. Primarily home-schooled.

18. Christopher Columbus, explorer, discoverer of new lands. Primarily home-schooled.

33. Frank Lloyd Wright, the most influential architect of the twentieth century. Never attended high school.

40. Henry Ford, billionaire founder of Ford Motor Company. Did not attend college.

52. John D. Rockefeller Sr., billionaire founder of Standard Oil. Dropped out of high school just two months before graduating, though later took some courses at a local business school.

81. Rush Limbaugh, multi-millionaire media mogul, radio talk show host. Dropped out of college.

91. Thomas Edison, inventor of the lightbulb, phonograph, and more. Primarily home-schooled, then joined the railroad when he was only 12.

98. Walt Disney, founder of the Walt Disney Company. Dropped out of high school at 16.

http://elitedaily.com/news/business/100-top-entrepreneurs-succeeded-college-degree/

 

[erockinaz]

1. Abraham Lincoln, Amadeo Peter Giannini, Andrew Carnegie, Andrew Jackson, Benjamin Franklin, Christopher Columbus, Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller Sr., Rush Limbaugh, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney

One of these people is not like the others. I wish i could make his name flash, but I think you'll figure it out. #EIB Excellence in Bull$h!ting

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

OK, add Al Gore..he got his AB (what the elite call a BA) but dropped out of grad school...
Larry Ellison could buy everyone of us and was a dropout...

 

[factsandtruth]

http://facts.randomhistory.com/millionaires-facts.html


80% of millionaires are college graduates...

 

[factsandtruth]

http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/a-third-of-all-billionaires-are-college-dropouts.html

Over 66% of billionaires are college graduates