Trainee appraiser education is 2-3 years old, should I redo any of it?

[Jay1991]

Started this desire to become an appraiser while in college in 2021 my freshman year techinally junior year (I graduated HS with an associates) got my real estate license and worked as a leasing agent through college and helped prospect for a Remax agency in my town. Shortly thereafter I pursued appraiser trainee license finishing the courses October 2021. I looked and looked and was never able to find a mentor, I've since finished college August 2023 and landed a job doing underwriting for residential real estate lending. I've paid the $225 fee for the trainee license recently, so I look recently licensed, at the time as college student I didn't want to sink any additional money into it. I see some positions have popped up in my state that I'd like to pursue but I don't remember anything from the trainee courses. If you seen the dates from when I completed my coursework on MCKISSOCK would you throw the resume away/delete it from your inbox? Or would you just care someone had the first step done ? I want to do commercial but I am open to residential even though I hear its dying out as long as I die out of it with some qualifying experience hours to apply towards a CG license

FYI: Courses are good for 5 years in my state before they expire.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

FYI: Courses are good for 5 years in my state before they expire.

Then I think they are still good...so first find a mentor or check the PAREA option. Go for the CG eventually, waste no time on CR. Agri has a shortage. Specialty appraisal draws the best fees. Mixed use - Real estate and Business valuation. Go for it. Don't hang it all on the residential work.

 

[Raven59]

Your 5-year education clock does not expire if you maintain the trainee license. Without a trainee license, the 5-year starts from the date of the classes. PAREA seems a viable choice because 1500 hours can be applied to the CG if that is the ultimate goal.