Valuation partners contact information anyone?

[ShooterAA]

My appoligies to all appraisers out there for my ignorance. Would you help educate me. I have no direct appraisal experience, rather I have written a program that accesses the AMC and captures the order for the appraiser. I know how many appraisal orders that the appraisers that I work with request each day, but I don't the quality of their work nor do I know what actually goes into writing up an appraisal. Most of the appraisers that I get orders for would like two a day. Some request three appraisals on occassion.

At one point I captured 20 appraisals for a client over the course of three days. He, an office assistant, and an assistant appraiser where able to get the 20 appraisals done in one week. That averages out to 4 a day for that appraiser that week with the help of two trained assitants.

I admit that I don't know the quality of their work. But the man I know that did the 20 appraisals in a week seemed to be highly qualified having been an appraiser for 20+ years. He also teaches classes to train appraisers.

My software saves the appraiser time by capturing the orders from the AMC, so the appraiser does not have to waste their time getting orders that way . They can also tighten up the area that they work so that they, at least in metropolitan areas, do not have to drive more than five minutes to get to the home in question.

I would sincerly appreciate an education in what an appraiser would like in a software tool that would make the appraiser more produtive.

 

[Roy Courtney]

I have a degree in math from a major university. I am a member of Mensa, that means that my IQ is in the top 2%. And I Earned less than a thousand dollars last year.

My son earned more than that raising goats as a hobby. Maybe you should become a goat herder and leave the appraisal business to us. :icon_mrgreen:

 

[ShooterAA]

Again moderator, I am being insulted.

I want to provide a service that aids appraisers in providing their service. The appriasers that I have worked with were being cut out of the system by the AMC's. They are not able to get appraisal jobs because the AMC's have sucked up the majority of the work and give it to who knows which appraisers, but certainly not the appraisers who spend their time on the AMC's web sites waiting for orders to pop up, because no person can get an order in the amount of time that the orders stay on the system with out the aid of computerized assistance. I am able to access those AMC systems and get the appraisers the work they need.
My program captures appraisals orders for qualified appraisers who are registered with the AMC's. It allows the appraiser to reduce the area in which they have to travel, they will be more familiar with the areas that they are covering, they won't have to track down jobs because I get them the amount of work that they can handle when they want it, when they are prepared to take on the work, rather than having it dumped on them haphazardly. The program can choose which types of products the appraisers will do. If they are not qualified to take on certain types of jobs those can be filtered out.
All AMC appriasals go through QA so I assume that the quality of the work that the appraisers that I get work for is satisfactory.

 

[Roy Courtney]

Mr. Shooter if you are referring to my post I was just teasing you. I hope that you are successful in helping the AMC appraisers obtain plenty of that type of work. These appraisers are welcome to my share of AMC work. In my opinion that business plan will lead them right out of this profession.

 

[ShooterAA]

What kind of appraisals should an appraiser focus on?

So you are willing to give up all of your AMC work? If you don't want that work, what kind of work should a new or lightly experienced appraiser focus on in order to make a lasting and comfortable living?

 

[Mike Kennedy]

Again moderator, I am being insulted.

I want to provide a service that aids appraisers in providing their service. The appriasers that I have worked with were being cut out of the system by the AMC's. They are not able to get appraisal jobs because the AMC's have sucked up the majority of the work and give it to who knows which appraisers, but certainly not the appraisers who spend their time on the AMC's web sites waiting for orders to pop up, because no person can get an order in the amount of time that the orders stay on the system with out the aid of computerized assistance. I am able to access those AMC systems and get the appraisers the work they need.
My program captures appraisals orders for qualified appraisers who are registered with the AMC's. It allows the appraiser to reduce the area in which they have to travel, they will be more familiar with the areas that they are covering, they won't have to track down jobs because I get them the amount of work that they can handle when they want it, when they are prepared to take on the work, rather than having it dumped on them haphazardly. The program can choose which types of products the appraisers will do. If they are not qualified to take on certain types of jobs those can be filtered out.
All AMC appriasals go through QA so I assume that the quality of the work that the appraisers that I get work for is satisfactory.

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Does anyone here have contact email of telephone numbers for Valuation Partners? I only have the following link, their website has no other contact information than the street address. Save for this link, I have no contact http://www.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/vendors/

Anyone with their telephone number or support email address please let me have it. Thanks yall.


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[roncaro]

ShooterAA, a product I have heard appraiser ask for is a reference guide that breaks down existing businesses within certain populations. For example, what is the average number of bowling alleys for a town with a population of 15,000; 25,000; 50,000. How many day care, etc...The data is available from the Census Department and most state commerce departments but needs to be made useful. Like most others, I would advise you to stay away from AMC's if you would like a longer career

 

[sailorboy]

I know many, many appraisers that can do three houses a day thats gross of $330,000, at the old wages. Still way above the amount that most of those professionals get paid.

Even at Valuation partner rates an appraiser can gross $200 X 4 X 220 = $176000 a year. Thats good money. But to do that you need to take advantage of the technology and probably hire an assistant. If you want to be considered a professional rather that just a laborer those are the responsibilities that you need to take on. You won't find those other professionals making that money without putting other people to work under them.

The only appraisers I know that are able to produce 3-4 appraisal per day employ people to take comp photos and measure the properties for them. Pretty easy if you pay no attention to USPAP. Sounds like these guys are producing some of the appraisals that I have reviewed recently using only MLS photos. Sure saves time....

 

[SutnNC]

........I have reviewed recently using only MLS photos. Sure saves time....

Disclosure in a current review I have: MLS photos have been used as they are the best representation of the comparable property at the time of sale.

Reality: The subject is located within a rural area, is on 6 acres and is 3,000 square feet in good to excellent condition. I work two Counties over. The driving distance to inspect AND shoot comps takes waaaaaay to much time so I used MLS photos.

Interestingly, there are location factors that I AM FULLY aware of now that she never could have known without driving by the comp (any of them).

Is it OK if I, as the reviewer, if I don't drive by the comps if the orginal appraiser didn't?

"Kennedy"

 

[sailorboy]

Disclosure in a current review I have: MLS photos have been used as they are the best representation of the comparable property at the time of sale.

Reality: The subject is located within a rural area, is on 6 acres and is 3,000 square feet in good to excellent condition. I work two Counties over. The driving distance to inspect AND shoot comps takes waaaaaay to much time so I used MLS photos.

Interestingly, there are location factors that I AM FULLY aware of now that she never could have known without driving by the comp (any of them).

Is it OK if I, as the reviewer, don't drive by the comps if the orginal appraiser didn't?

"Kennedy"

The scope of the work as described in the field review states that the reviewer has at the least performed a visual inspection of the subject exterior and comparable sales from the street. As I read this, you as the reviewer must at least see both from the street. If the improvements are not visible from the street, I at least take a photo of the entry to the property at the street (if it is gated, posted no trespassing, or otherwise not accessable) and provide the MLS photos as the best available.

I have a standing argument that it is not required to look at the original sales if I do not think they were the best comparables available. The scope of the work states I have looked at the "comparables". If I have used other comparable sales other than the originals, they are not comparable in my opinion. Most of my clients do not see it this way and want original photos of the non comparable sales as well as the revised comparable sales. This is a waste of time and one of the reasons I do not do more reviews other than the fact that they often are more work than doing an appraisal for substantially less money.