Video of the inspection requested.

[Tom D]

Conflict of interest doing a divorce appraisal for a friend. Bad boy.

All my non AMC lenders are friends, you mean i can't do them either.

 

[George Hatch]

Who knows, this may become the default in the future. The capability of doing more has previously resulted in appraisers being asked to do more.

 

[Tiffany Gibbons]

Have them send you a video camera and you’ll do it.

No, I would want a full professional camera crew filming.

 

[Tiffany Gibbons]

All my non AMC lenders are friends, you mean i can't do them either.

With friends like that, you don't need enemies. Just saw you said non AMCs sorry! I still wouldn't do it.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

As I said, I;ve never done it for an assignment. It would depend on what quality the client wants file size etc. It's probably cheaper to hire a professional for $200 for a half-hour video than to buy an $800 camera for it.
I use my smartphone for photos and carry it with a clipboard anyway. For a video, I'd walk the condo or house and take notes first, then on a second tour, just take the video. I'd practice first in my own house. I have the iPhone 14 with an amazing camera - the damn phone cost $1400- it is more like a camera that also has a text and call function.

$1400 is almost what I gave for a real camera...which does video too... I will stick with my $200 phones. I drop them too often - Seriously, a GoPro clone isn't very high. And I have a GoPro Hero 10 - about $250, less than 2 when refurbished. Use the cap mount.

 

[J Grant]

$1400 is almost what I gave for a real camera...which does video too... I will stick with my $200 phones. I drop them too often - Seriously, a GoPro clone isn't very high. And I have a GoPro Hero 10 - about $250, less than 2 when refurbished. Use the cap mount.View attachment 91299
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The iphone 14 is a real camera - the whole thing is a camera that also can make phone calls ! ( and browse the web)

 

[J Grant]

A video is an exhibit just like photos are an exhibit - IMO for appraisals a video is overkill, seems more attuned to a home inspection - if it becomes in demand it might be more about what file it is and s it an attachment or embedded in the report.

 

[sputnam]

Accept the assignment or don't. It's a business decision and entirely up to you.

 

[jay trotta]

The suit was originally filed in late June in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The suit accuses Redfin of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act by allegedly sending consumers’ personally identifiable data — including names and email addresses — to third-party firms such as Facebook parent Meta and Google parent Alphabet after they viewed agent-created video home tours.

According to the suit, this data was sent to Reddit Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc., Snap Inc. (Snapchat) and Oracle Corp.

The suit alleges that Redfin “uses third-party code to track prerecorded videos its subscribers watch and sends that data to its third-party code vendors along with subscribers’ personally identifiable information (PII), all without its subscribers’ valid consent.”

In the amended complaint filed on Monday, Mata and his attorneys expand upon Redfin’s acknowledgement of its potential liability due to its use of tracking pixels. The amended complaint cites Redfin’s 2023 Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in which the firm state that it uses “evolving tools and technology, such as pixels, in the operation of our websites.”

Above is on a much larger scale, but IMO - this is where the tire meets the road - how does your State Privacy Law read? Stretching out beyond the appraiser's normal course of business should be thought threw prior to acceptance. As my old boss would say, "you never know where your work will show up once it leaves the office" and that was over 30 years ago.

 

[J Grant]

I can't imagine a lender or a divorce attorney posting a video from the report on social media. We are not responsible for what anyone does with our report after we deliver it to them. I don't get the paranoia. Redfin was sued, not the agents who posted their listings on it with embedded videos.