Comments on: Business Decision to Hire a Trainee

By: Baggins - Revisit the IVPI

Baggins - Revisit the IVPI — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 20:08:22 +0000

300 ways hiring a trainee can sink your business…..

Trainees, still a distant memory.

The puppy mills are going to have a lot of them soon enough though, if the industry releases the supervisory trainee requirement w/ inspections. Not like anyone followed that anyways. Except me of course, leading to a 4 year apprenticeship. Truth is stranger than fiction in this industry.

I raised those fees a while back and someone accused me of price gouging.

Meanwhile in this industry; Non licensed amc clerks routinely earn more median income than appraisers nationally. Look it up.

By: Retired Appraiser

Retired Appraiser — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:31:05 +0000

Smells like another Dustin Harris article.

Sure we’ll hire them if you are willing to foot the bill for their paycheck. Where do we sign?

By: David 24 yrs of appraising

David 24 yrs of appraising — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:48:36 +0000

I have to comment on this as I am a firm believer in taking of trainees, the couple of times I did train someone I didn’t reap much financial benefits until they were fully licensed. I believe that if I am taking full responsibility for my report I must always physically inspect the property so as to really have a handle on my trainees report. This is very time consuming and not overly productive, but it is what I do. My only trainee who went through the whole process only continued to work for me for a few months, as he decided he could be more profitable on his own. He never took any of my clients, and we still keep in touch. I was trained in much the same way and eventually went out on my own too. I train because I want to give back (pay it forward). I train because it makes me a sharper appraiser. And I train because I am a good appraiser and I want our profession to continue have good appraisers in the future.