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DWiley said:
As I said, I got a lot of push back on that. Still, jeans not allowed at The Wiley Group. Anyone who felt that strongly about it had a very simple solution. :)
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And you are helping make decisions at Freddie Mac? tsk, tsk. :) I thought I had convinced you with my argument.

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These guys would have never made it at The Wiley Group.

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Zuckerburg, Jobs and Musk would never have made it at The Wiley Group. I guess that is a good thing, but what could they have done for The Wiley Group? Danny would probably be running one of Trump's cabinet posts?
 
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AMCs will disappear. But it is a ways off.
 
Given how much AMCs pay, I’m surprised appraisers don’t show up in a thong or g-string.
 
glenn walker said:
There ya go but you want the public to pay you $600 bucks when through their eyes all they perceive is your on a vacation out taking a few photos and then off to the golf course. Perception is everything and even the cable TV guy looks the part. My point is we lost the respect of the public and bankers years ago and the AMC figured hell these Jack Wagons aren't worth much money and give them a order and hang a name tag on their neck.
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what are you talking about? Dress shorts and a nice golf shirt are fine when it’s 90 out.
 
nice dress shorts are more professional than jeans. Like I said, if you can fit in at your country club, that’s plenty professional for a 50% field profession in the summer. Labor Day through may- dress pants and golf shirts.

Old timers might feel differently. People under 60 don’t wear ties anymore. Even at weddings they are a thing of the past. My wife gets pissed when I try to put on a tie. Says I look 60 in one :rof:
 
Mejappz said:
Given how much AMCs pay, I’m surprised appraisers don’t show up in a thong or g-string.
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That’s true. Back when this was my main form of income, I only had 3 shirts I wore. Was washing them every 3rd day. Couldn’t afford any more. 2 pants. :rof:
 
See even something as easy as basic attire and the public's perception of us as professionals or home inspectors becomes a battle because appraisers want to be Cowboys...In the Latino community the loan officer's call us inspectors and the borrower is told to expect a call or text from the home inspectors. In the white community the realtors and loan reps tell the seller or borrower that a appraiser is coming and be nice because we need the A hole to give us maximum value. In the black community the appraser is that guy they saw on MSNBC where Joyless Reid was telling folks to keep an eye on the racist. In the Jewish community the guy says why are your fees so outrageous to just take a few photos. I Laughed and said my mother is a German Jew and the guy says yeah but your last name fooled me but your fees are too high. This is why many apprasers become so bitter and non social because few are treated as professionals, and now their angry at their plantation owners they call the AMC.. but the fact is most can't sell themselves or their services so without todays AMC 75% would be out of work in less than 90 days so let's just end the AMC rants. The AMC was what saved most apprasers final last years. Full disclosure I have never done work for AMCs because I had other income and resources but my X partner went on his own 15 years ago and him and his son like the AMC model.
 
chad hampton said:
That’s true. Back when this was my main form of income, I only had 3 shirts I wore. Was washing them every 3rd day. Couldn’t afford any more. 2 pants. :rof:
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I had two pairs of dark gray overalls that I put on to do the exterior and FHA.. then slid them off before I entered the property. I Never had to worry about Shirt or pants getting snagged by a rose bush or dirty. I also worked a large Chinese community so common to wear socks and remove shoes on porch but I found most women appreciated not wearing shoes getting carpets dirty..it's all about customer service and meeting their expectations.
 
glenn walker said:
See even something as easy as basic attire and the public's perception of us as professionals or home inspectors becomes a battle because appraisers want to be Cowboys...In the Latino community the loan officer's call us inspectors and the borrower is told to expect a call or text from the home inspectors. In the white community the realtors and loan reps tell the seller or borrower that a appraiser is coming and be nice because we need the A hole to give us maximum value. In the black community the appraser is that guy they saw on MSNBC where Joyless Reid was telling folks to keep an eye on the racist. In the Jewish community the guy says why are your fees so outrageous to just take a few photos. I Laughed and said my mother is a German Jew and the guy says yeah but your last name fooled me but your fees are too high. This is why many apprasers become so bitter and non social because few are treated as professionals, and now their angry at their plantation owners they call the AMC.. but the fact is most can't sell themselves or their services so without todays AMC 75% would be out of work in less than 90 days so let's just end the AMC rants. The AMC was what saved most apprasers final last years. Full disclosure I have never done work for AMCs because I had other income and resources but my X partner went on his own 15 years ago and him and his son like the AMC model.
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I still rarely do work for AMCs. Less than 5 a year and I regret every one of them.
 
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