Yes – you have been reading my posts. I know you never ignored me. I know you had disagreements. I actually agree with much you have to say. We have beliefs that do align. However; your reply was lengthy this time and, I believe this may be the first time you actually replied – if not – replied in length.

Good 🙂

I recently received your reply and I prefer to look it over so I may provide an intelligent reply.

Thank you for responding – in length.

Have a nice evening.

Reply To Benji

I’m not saying it was a perfect world prior to 2009; it was far from it but at least it was a survivable landscape.

*Prior to 2009 you could name your fee and have the option of taking or leaving it.

*Prior to 2009 you could collect your fee at the door rather than rolling gambling on whether you would ever be paid.

*Prior to 2009 your liability had not increased ten fold.

*Prior to 2009 your work load per assignment was roughly 50% of what it is today.

Two things have improved since 2009. No more precomp crap. No need to knock on doors asking for work (you simply participate in the reverse auction and submit the lowest bid) <~ Actually this is a joke because it was no improvement.

The only appraisers who see things as being better today than they were in 2008 or 2009 are the new appraisers who could not find a way to break into working on their own. If they do the accounting correctly they should quickly come to the realization that they make considerably less working on their own for AMCs today than they did when they worked as apprentice appraisers.

Appraiser Independence? LMAO You now have the right to go bankrupt working for AMCs. You now have the right to be sued senseless because a mountain of liability hangs over your heads. you have the right to work as a slave for AMCs for the rest of your lives with no benefits being paid to you whatsoever.

If you are a residential appraiser today you truly don't get out much. Self employed careers abound that pay more, have far less liability, and are far less likely to put you six feet under due to stress.

I have read your posts for years Benji and I respect your input but I would only recommend this career path to an individual who killed a close friend of family member of mine.

The Profession was a total wasteland before 2008. Just because you have been screaming for 5 years (about things not related to Appraisal Independence) does not mean the Profession wasn’t a wasteland. If you would familiarize yourself with the Profession before 2008 (in which you refuse to do) you may have a different outlook. You seem to have a belief that every thing was Kosher before 2008. There was a reason there was changes and, if you did familiarize yourself with the Profession before 2008 you may even have a come to Jesus talk and may even see that you were part of the bigger problem like tens of thousands of Appraisers did. Many Appraisers came to the understanding that they were part of the bigger problem, but more so they were involved in a slave trade and thought it was the normal course of business. Before 2008 the Profession was a wasteland and now, there is a fighting chance to make a real difference. Your overall analysis or observation of the entire picture is wrong, sir.

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I will not be joining up until something changes my mind. I have a better outlook towards “The VOICE” — I know that guy and his affiliates/peers, per se, are indeed Independent and understand what Appraisal Independence is. You could not even add Independent or Independence in your message; this little omission always turns me off. I could say more, but I’ll save ‘this and that.’