Jeff Horton
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2002
- Professional Status
- Certified Residential Appraiser
- State
- Alabama
It has been a long battle and is way over due but today (Friday) I took and passed my State Appraisers Board Exam. I am now finally a Licensed Appraiser!!
WOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
I applied for State Registered Appraiser about 3 years ago? (This license has now been eliminated) My application was turned down by the board. I sent a letter of appeal but it got lost and I should have fought them but I didn't have the heart to at to at the time. I just let it go and worked toward getting my Certification.
To get my Certification we are required to have 2,000 hours of appraisal experience. As I was getting very close to having 2,000 hours the the Appraisal Board changed the rules. They went from an hour system to a point system which I feel is more fair. I get a set number of points for each type of appraisal. This was set up so that the required points would be equivalent to roughly 2,000 hours of Appraisal experience.
Of course there was a hitch! Trainees now only get half the points for every appraisal we do. The Supervisors get the other half which in effect doubled the experience we have to have. Of course I fell just short of the required 2000 hours as the rule went into effect. After another year of work I finally got the required points and applied once again.
Once again I was turned down. This time I decided to fight them and hired a lawyer. To keep this short it took over a year and half to get a reconsideration hearing scheduled. Once I did I sent them 3 sample appraisals as requested a few weeks before the hearing. I drove 2.5 hours to get to the hearing. I was asked 3 questions and I had a couple of questions for the Board. Within 10 minutes I was out the door.
Two weeks latter I received word that I had been approved to sit for the State Exam. Today ended this long saga and I am so glad to have it behind me. Of course I have to wait to receive my paper work from the State but I am finally made it!!
As a side note I went into the test confident, not cocky, that I was well prepared. Somewhere between question #4 and #7 I was very concerned that I was not going to pass!
Unlike most tests I have taken this one got easier toward the end! But I was sweating bullets for a while there! :lol:
Jeff
WOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
I applied for State Registered Appraiser about 3 years ago? (This license has now been eliminated) My application was turned down by the board. I sent a letter of appeal but it got lost and I should have fought them but I didn't have the heart to at to at the time. I just let it go and worked toward getting my Certification.
To get my Certification we are required to have 2,000 hours of appraisal experience. As I was getting very close to having 2,000 hours the the Appraisal Board changed the rules. They went from an hour system to a point system which I feel is more fair. I get a set number of points for each type of appraisal. This was set up so that the required points would be equivalent to roughly 2,000 hours of Appraisal experience.
Of course there was a hitch! Trainees now only get half the points for every appraisal we do. The Supervisors get the other half which in effect doubled the experience we have to have. Of course I fell just short of the required 2000 hours as the rule went into effect. After another year of work I finally got the required points and applied once again.
Once again I was turned down. This time I decided to fight them and hired a lawyer. To keep this short it took over a year and half to get a reconsideration hearing scheduled. Once I did I sent them 3 sample appraisals as requested a few weeks before the hearing. I drove 2.5 hours to get to the hearing. I was asked 3 questions and I had a couple of questions for the Board. Within 10 minutes I was out the door.
Two weeks latter I received word that I had been approved to sit for the State Exam. Today ended this long saga and I am so glad to have it behind me. Of course I have to wait to receive my paper work from the State but I am finally made it!!
As a side note I went into the test confident, not cocky, that I was well prepared. Somewhere between question #4 and #7 I was very concerned that I was not going to pass!
Unlike most tests I have taken this one got easier toward the end! But I was sweating bullets for a while there! :lol:Jeff
