OK George, I'll save you the trouble on this one...
Marty:
the standard answer HAS to be:
It Depends
OK figure it this way, folks come to this profession with pre-existing skills in a range from 'empty bag' to my 'kit runneth over with what I need to do this job'.
IF one has significant experience in a few or all the areas needed to competently perform site inspections, the mentor may have a high degree of comfort in letting them 'go solo' in short order! Some states have specific law on this matter, check YOUR area for what legally applies.
Then there is the trickier ethical issues: a trainee should always be monitored and trained until they can perform their work in a competent manner.
so it depends... Dezra's thread pretty well beats all nuances of the Texas law into the ground
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now for the moldy oldie reminiscing :asleep:
I had inspected and drawn exterior floor plans of somewhere over 14,000 homes, had hands on construction experience, not just knew how to read plans, but had significant experience reading plans and specs and costing them out. I also had significant code, geological hazard, and structural knowledge all pretty atypical of the newbie appraiser.... And in the course of my former employ I had spent time 'guestimating' values and driving around neighborhoods to 'get a feel' for 'general area appeal'. {and
NO I wasn't a realtor or realtor assist: some of it was national disaster assistance work}
My mentor was someone I had worked with professionally (as a peer)
using those skills. He and I both figured that there was little to be gained by him dogging me on every physical inspection.
I think he inspected three homes with me, then left me to it, unless the home was complex, or he HAD to check the did inspect box.... come to think of it
this may have predated the lousy 'did inspect' box, AND it was pre-license
Back in those days the mentors were protecting their business reputation, which oddly worked better than the licensing laws we have today
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