The End of *most* Full Time Appraiser's ?

[glenn walker]

The fear of a real job and structure to most independent fee appraisers is like Kryptonite to Superman.

 

[chad hampton]

Structure? Is that what you call it?

Working for yourself isn’t for everybody, I think I would agree with you on that. You have to be tougher than most.

 

[ucbruin]

Working for yourself is great....
If you're getting work....

 

[Carnivore]

Well we can't say we didn't see this coming. Lot's of us are baby boomers and like me they quit or many will quit pretty soon. We are old.

NC has three licensed Real Property career Paths RE Appraisers ; licensed Home Inspectors ; and licensed RE Brokers.

So a Res appraiser to survive should get the Home Inspector ASAP. It still requires a mentor. many res Appraisers have the RE Broker License, Or if they don't bother to get it, well they are just being fools. Those three licenses may keep you in the RE business

I suggested the above over at Facebook Appr forum. Boy, did I take some heat. Here is my favorite response from there "It's Unprofessional"
That is the most ignorant comment I think I have ever heard from any appraiser.

 

[JTip]

Appraising real estate is not exclusively working for yourself.

If you are solo, work for a company or the government, we all follow USPAP, we all produce appraisal reports. Just because you are at 'an office' doesn't mean you don't inspect properties, venture to the courthouse to dig in assessment data, pull deeds and enjoy your favorite lunch places throughout your coverage area.

We all make 'hamburgers', but our formulas are different. Banks like 1004 forms while the Yellow Book likes eminent domain forms. We all use USPAP and confirm sales and type up reports.

There are a lot of job opportunities out there that you are missing out on because you are scared of 'the office'. If you are scared of paid vacation/sick, excellent medical/dental/vision coverage, retirement (how's that working out in the fee world?), and a steady reliable income, then fee work is exactly what you are looking for.

Me? I do BOTH.

 

[alebrewer]

Nobody is going to be in appraiser if they have to go to an office or sit in front of a computer for eight hours. The draw to this profession was always -
1- working for yourself and 2- splitting time between field and office. If they’re taking all of that away, no one’s is joining. Not too much thought was put into the bastardized concept of modernization.

I think you may be painting everyone into something that you personally are attracted to. I know lots of full time appraisers that are attracted to desk review positions for exactly the opposite of what you stated. It certainly is true that a lot of appraisers enjoy the freedom associated with field inspections and sole proprietorships. There are also a lot of appraisers who don't.

 

[glenn walker]

Structure? Is that what you call it?

Working for yourself isn’t for everybody, I think I would agree with you on that. You have to be tougher than most.

Once your business becomes just taking orders your really just a vendor not a businessperson.

Unfourtently most appraisers now are neither independent or a real business. The IRS deems us 1099 contractors like a Hubor or Lyft driver. If that AMC or the appraisers two direct lenders don't send orders most are done.

The commoditzation of what, was once considered a profession made it trade and not a profession for most.

 

[Zoe]

Once your business becomes just taking orders your really just a vendor not a businessperson.

Unfourtently most appraisers now are neither independent or a real business. The IRS deems us 1099 contractors like a Hubor or Lyft driver. If that AMC or the appraisers two direct lenders don't send orders most are done.

The commoditzation of what, was once considered a profession made it trade and not a profession for most.

You don't really know me.

 

[Zoe]

Many of you probably live in homogeneous city. you make me laugh.,

 

[alebrewer]

Unfourtently most appraisers now are neither independent or a real business.

Back in the day, I carried business cards AND a brief case. Even had a real office.