Walked away mid-inspection/vent

[Pittsburgh Pete]

Any level of obsessive compulsiveness does not reflect poorly on my work nor my relationship with clients. Rather your attempt at humor at the expense of autism reflects poorly on your character.

It most certainly did in this instance.

 

[Elliott]

Can said, "You've never found a dead space"

All the time, I just label them as the grow room.

 

[DonRico]

Wow. Did we really get 12 pages of comments on this in 2 days ?

Did the OP discuss the situation with the borrower during his initial call to set the appointment ?? Phrases like, "What time would be most convenient for you ?" are most helpful in setting up the appointment time. Also, during that initial call, it's common to ask some basic questions about the Subject, "How many floors, how many bedrooms, how many bathrooms ?" So you have some idea of the layout before you leave your driveway.

On the day of the appointment, you can make note of all the Victorian bump-outs and doodaddery as you approach the Property. You don't have to measure first, and your sketch doesn't have to be exactly to scale with each room being precisely 10 grid squares on your sketch-pad. Do the walk-thru, get your photos, and then measure -- that's why you do your sketch in pencil. If you need to clarify room placement.......knock on the door and ask to come inside again.

Did the OP set this appointment on his own ?? Or did the AMC give him an order with a pre-set appointment time ??

 

[MRB]

I couldn’t sift through all 12 pages of this post to see if someone pointed this out or not, but did anyone consider that these might be new parents, deprived of sleep and may have been a bit terse as a result of it? The OP’s circumstances may very well have been justified in this instance, but they were also the only party present that was engaged as a professional.

they were the grandparents.

 

[Kulzer and Co]

You've never found a dead space? I have, lots of times. One time I found a pot growing room which was accessed by a fake gravity furnace. The had cleverly wall off part of the living room and part of a bedroom. Probably wouldn't have found it if I had just whizzed through the interior and put room names on the sketch pad and then measured the outside later.

No, I've never missed such nefarious areas. And beginning with the interior does not mean that I "whizz" through. I love how the knee jerk reaction around here is that anyone who does something differently is somehow cutting corners. Again, dial it back some. Also, I can't help but wonder why someone couldn't re-enter a dwelling if they were to find upon measuring the exterior that there is an area that was not accessed. I guess some were not programmed to be so agile.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Always loved this argument--it is hilarious! What will they do six months or one year after utilizing this data? Where will the new data to fuel this nefarious plot come from?

an apt observation...

 

[Don Clark]

Without questioning the procedure, process, or the motives of the OP, I will say that a little courtesy goes a long way. I have never walked away from an assignment under any conditions except one time. I was asked to appraise a 3 unit property. When I got there I found out the units were located on the second floor of a church. I have had to come back a few times when plans and specs were not provided as promised. But, given the exact situation the OP encountered I might have offered to come back at a more convienent time. I am sure we have all dealt with new babies in the house, handicapped folks, and a myriad of other situations.

I have found after many years of practice that inspecting the interior first works best for me. It may not work best for others.

I have dealt with many customs....taking shoes off inside, being offered tea, coffee, a cold drink, vegtables, eggs, and still find that you can say no if you do it in a friendly way. However, I have also had more than one occassion to treat a few hard *** obnoxious people like they were trying to treat me. Key is to do it with a smile but let them know you can be as hard *** as they are. Respect is earned, it is not automatic.

 

[Ken Miller]

Seriously, all they ask is for the appraiser to do the interior inspection first? Sometimes appraisers just need to get over themselves. If I were the lender, that would be the last assignment sent to that appraiser, the last thing they want is an appraiser disrespecting their clients at their own home.

I think the issue here is the fact that they were being rude to the OP. I'm sure if they came out and explained that they were trying to put the baby down and politely asked if he could do the interior inspection first or at least walk through the baby's room so they could put her to bed, he would have no problem doing so. It was the fact that they got nasty with him because he was in the middle of measuring and didn't jump because they said so. People seem to forget that power of please and thank you and that being nice to people will get you much further in life than being rude or mean.

 

[CANative]

No, I've never missed such nefarious areas. And beginning with the interior does not mean that I "whizz" through. I love how the knee jerk reaction around here is that anyone who does something differently is somehow cutting corners. Again, dial it back some. Also, I can't help but wonder why someone couldn't re-enter a dwelling if they were to find upon measuring the exterior that there is an area that was not accessed. I guess some were not programmed to be so agile.

Don't tell me to dial it back because I didn't dial it up. I meant nothing by my comment, especially not to you.

If it had been me I would have offered to take a look at the room the baby was in and told them I didn't need to see it again. I might even have made an exception to my standard procedure if they had been courteous about it.

 

[Lakefront boater]

Without questioning the procedure, process, or the motives of the OP, I will say that a little courtesy goes a long way. I have never walked away from an assignment under any conditions except one time. I was asked to appraise a 3 unit property. When I got there I found out the units were located on the second floor of a church. I have had to come back a few times when plans and specs were not provided as promised. But, given the exact situation the OP encountered I might have offered to come back at a more convienent time. I am sure we have all dealt with new babies in the house, handicapped folks, and a myriad of other situations.

I have found after many years of practice that inspecting the interior first works best for me. It may not work best for others.

I have dealt with many customs....taking shoes off inside, being offered tea, coffee, a cold drink, vegtables, eggs, and still find that you can say no if you do it in a friendly way. However, I have also had more than one occassion to treat a few hard *** obnoxious people like they were trying to treat me. Key is to do it with a smile but let them know you can be as hard *** as they are. Respect is earned, it is not automatic.

I actually prefer doing the interior first too as it helps me place where is what when doing the outside but I actually prefer to view the front/back and then go inside and then do interior but I'm flexible to whatever method.

I like to view the front/rear upon entry and then go inside and measure exterior last.

I take alot of photos these days because a picture is really worth a thousand words.