Ghost Rider
Senior Member
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2003
- Professional Status
- Banking/Mortgage Industry
- State
- Connecticut
When I started in this business, I was working in a photo lab, and was developing all the pictures for someone who was doing a TON of appraisals at the time, mostly by himself. He had just started to grow the buisness, and had brough on 2 other provisional appraisers into his office, and he wanted me to come work for him, but didnt have the volume, and I didn't have a liscence yet, so...........
He hired me to be his assistant. He took me out on some appointments, showed me how to do the inspections, comp searches, etc.......When I wasn't on the road, he had me in the office, doing limited phone work with the clients, getting to know them a little bit, doing reviews on the appraisals before they left the office, etc.....at first, all I was really good for was checking for typos, and math errors, but then, after reading a bunch of appraisals, I got to know what to look for, and what was good and bad. PLUS, from dealing with the clients, I knew what the underwriters would question, and what they wanted to see in the reports, and fix them BEFORE they went out the door. By the time I was on the road, I already knew all I could have wanted to know, inside and out. I learned more tricks of the trade on the road, but the basics of putting together a GOOD report were already there, before I had to do them on my own. A very good way to start, and when I do start to expand my office (I left there after about 4 years, just needed to spread my wings) this will be the same way I do it
He hired me to be his assistant. He took me out on some appointments, showed me how to do the inspections, comp searches, etc.......When I wasn't on the road, he had me in the office, doing limited phone work with the clients, getting to know them a little bit, doing reviews on the appraisals before they left the office, etc.....at first, all I was really good for was checking for typos, and math errors, but then, after reading a bunch of appraisals, I got to know what to look for, and what was good and bad. PLUS, from dealing with the clients, I knew what the underwriters would question, and what they wanted to see in the reports, and fix them BEFORE they went out the door. By the time I was on the road, I already knew all I could have wanted to know, inside and out. I learned more tricks of the trade on the road, but the basics of putting together a GOOD report were already there, before I had to do them on my own. A very good way to start, and when I do start to expand my office (I left there after about 4 years, just needed to spread my wings) this will be the same way I do it