Wannabe Trainee - Slightly Confused

[Lisa Hogue]

I'm in the process of finding a certified appraiser to train under but am slightly confused by the stated requirements. Here's the sentence offered by the Appraisal Institute: "An Appraiser Trainee is subject to direct supervision by an appraiser who is certified in good standing, and may appraise those properties that his or her supervising appraiser is permitted to appraise."

Wuh? I've been shadowing a government acquisitions appraiser just to learn something while I've been searching for a licensed 1-4 unit residential appraiser. Because, of course, I've been assuming that I can only receive my 2,000 hours under a residential appraiser. I keep going back to the aforementioned sentence and am wondering if I have this all wrong. Can I train under the government acquisitions appraiser to get my hours? He is, after all, permitted to appraise the properties that he's been appraising.

It would be wonderful if I could work under him. Not only have I had no luck finding someone else to train under, but we are perfectly matched as supervisor/trainee. Input?

 

[JTip]

government acquisitions appraiser

Define this. Are you talking right of way?

 

[Lisa Hogue]

Define this. Are you talking right of way?

Eminent domain..

He specializes in litigation and arbitrations, eminent domain, public use, estates and trusts...hope that helps to clarify.

 

[gregb]

Assuming you are in California, it is BREA that controls training and education when one desires to advance to another license level-

http://orea.ca.gov/html/Lic_Hdbk.html

 

[JTip]

Depends on the reporting method.

I'm not sure if CA uses 'waivers', those are not appraisals, which can be completed by non-certified people. Non-complex assignments with no indirect damages, up to $25k (depending on the state) are typically waivers.

Strips, before/after, total takes, dispositions are all appraisals, subject to USPAP, and completed by certified res/gen appraisers.

Absolutely the above appraisals could be used for credit since they are completed by certified appraisers. You could easily spend 100 hours on a complex total take.

 

[Elliott]

Lisa,
You can train under the ROW appraiser. AI isn't the controling authority. State of California is. Go with what you've got.

 

[Lisa Hogue]

Assuming you are in California, it is BREA that controls training and education when one desires to advance to another license level-

http://orea.ca.gov/html/Lic_Hdbk.html

Yes, I'm in California (south Orange County). I am clear on your above comment. What the trainee requirement is fuzzy on (and where my confusion resides) is which types of appraisers I can train under to accrue my hours. Hope that makes sense.

 

[Lisa Hogue]

And pardon my apparent ineptitude of the vernacular. I haven't mastered my "Appraisal-Speak: 101" training yet.

 

[JTip]

Look at the job description of your 'government acquisitions appraiser', they probably have to be certified.

Certified appraisers, be it residential or general, can appraise within their scope of certification. Residential appraisers can appraise 1-4 family homes for banks, eminent domain (road/bridge projects) or do a divorce appraisal on the family home.

Appraisers are like chefs working at different restaurants. Some make $1 hamburgers, other grill $45 steaks.

 

[Amy Perkins]

ROW appraisers are not required to have a license as these are not federally related transactions in CA. I think you can use 400 hours but the best way to find out is to call the OREA.