My New Blog

04/18/2008

Jack,

Yes this is a good field to get in however it is also a bad time.

Taking the courses is the easy part, its finding a sponsor(appraiser) to work under for a few thousand hours, therein lies the problem... Although there are many Appraisers out there, not all are willing to take on a provisional appraiser and even fewer have the extra work to share. It is very slow out there now with no real signs of it changing any time soon. If you have the time and a regular full time job and can wait out the market than sure go ahead and get the courses done. I think it would be difficult for someone just getting in the game now to count on it for a regular full time job.

Another unfortunate thing is the new requirements for appraisers that started earlier this year, more schooling, a degree and many more provisional hours. I'm not discouraging you from doing it I just want to make you aware of how it is now with the market and regulations the way they are...

Mike

Ok,ok, after many requests I will soon start this blog. it is now 04/09/2008

For any real estate or appraisal questions or issue, things that you would like to know more about, comments or complaints...  please post here or e-mail me at Mike@FirstEquityLLC.Com.

Mike