Appraisal Matters

At first glance, the skill sets between residential and commercial appraisers seem very similar. They share property inspection, building measurement, comparable selection, sales comparison adjustment, building description, site description and sketching skills. Shouldn’t it be easy to transition? Well, just like Apple and Intel are both in the computer industry and [...]

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One of the things that I have noticed in working for two commercial appraisers as an executive assistant/mother hen and also being trained as an apprentice appraiser is that for such a dynamic field as this, organization is key. Until I get my apprentice certification, I’ve been doing all of the initial grunt work, pulling [...]

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Looking at the latest round of resumes, I have to ask how some prospective employees figure their appraisal trainee licensing classes are worth the cost, about a thousand dollars. Remember the book "What Color is Your Parachute"? It should be required reading in the first appraisal trainee class.
What a job search boils down to is [...]

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Every week we get resumes from persons who have completed their trainee license. Sometimes they even call us. Universally, they express a great deal of frustration with the difficulty in getting a job in our industry. The other day, someone asked me why it’s so hard to get a job.
Well, there are lots [...]

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