Lawrence R.
Senior Member
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2007
- Professional Status
- Certified General Appraiser
- State
- South Carolina
I have a friend and her brother recently got into appraising. He never approached me to mentor him, and got a job with a local appraiser. I didn't even know that he was in the field until he passed his last course for his entry level license. He has only been at it for about 3 months now.
I gladly told him anything I can do, let me know.
He calls me the other night because he can't get the 1004C(yeah, you heard right) to make sense for the 2 story modular home resale he is doing about 60 miles away from his home county.
His supervisor, of course called him with the assignment because he was in that same area doing another one at the time. So, no supervisor on site 60 miles away.
This guy is quickly becoming the next skippy in town. His mentor thinks he is one of the best appraisers around, and so does his trainee.
Now here is the real question: What do I do? Tell him his boss is a P.O.S, get in a fight with him about it so he never asks me for help again?
Get in a you know what match with his super over what he is doing?
Call the board and say---what? what can I say?
I don't have the business to support him, or I would just tell him to leave while he can. Of course, it is because of his super, and ones like him, that I don't have enough business (just a vicious cycle there).
This is the real world problem with the issue we face today. The consequences of ANY action are so variable and uncertain, we have no idea what we should do.
I want to help this guy, but I feel powerless.
What can I do? Any advice would be a tremendous help.
Mind you, I have no physical proof of his work or anything, just the trainee's admission that he is basically unsupervised.
I gladly told him anything I can do, let me know.
He calls me the other night because he can't get the 1004C(yeah, you heard right) to make sense for the 2 story modular home resale he is doing about 60 miles away from his home county.
His supervisor, of course called him with the assignment because he was in that same area doing another one at the time. So, no supervisor on site 60 miles away.
This guy is quickly becoming the next skippy in town. His mentor thinks he is one of the best appraisers around, and so does his trainee.
Now here is the real question: What do I do? Tell him his boss is a P.O.S, get in a fight with him about it so he never asks me for help again?
Get in a you know what match with his super over what he is doing?
Call the board and say---what? what can I say?
I don't have the business to support him, or I would just tell him to leave while he can. Of course, it is because of his super, and ones like him, that I don't have enough business (just a vicious cycle there).
This is the real world problem with the issue we face today. The consequences of ANY action are so variable and uncertain, we have no idea what we should do.
I want to help this guy, but I feel powerless.
What can I do? Any advice would be a tremendous help.
Mind you, I have no physical proof of his work or anything, just the trainee's admission that he is basically unsupervised.