Someone posted the requirements for an appraisal license, that looks great on paper, but there are a very large number of appraisers out there that were grandfathered in with a high school degree. Even the ones that did get the BS degree, if it wasn’t in Real Estate, the state courses don’t teach them how to appraise property. The state expects the licensed appraiser to teach that. How many of them have learned from appraisers that were never properly taught? Based on the reviews I do, I have to say there are far too many.

People would be singing a different tune if they had a better grasp where the king fraudsters really reside and how we are all effected by their behaviors. This lady and her article does not affect me, it’s a non issue really. Bigger fish to fry.

Loans… The sales agent might as well have said; How to fool the lender. I mean what’s everyone in a huff about? Every single person ran through this economic system of fiat money lending is being had on a daily basis. If we want a generally higher standard of ethic we’ll need to work on a team towards unified goals.

Sweep that one under the rug with deferred maintenance language and a little quality adjust or something for whatever was in need of care. The answer is not so simple but is rooted in the idea of turn key and those pleasant feelings which come with a well maintained property. Houses are where humans live. It takes a human to perceive the value as much or more than it takes some mechanical process to measure the data. The normal rule of thumb is if the owners neglected this, there is an increased probability they neglected that. Hypothetically, an attentive homeowner does not let the lawn die. Then call up some landscapers and sprinkler guys, let them knock your socks off with outrageous prices. We value land and home together.

Even in their brand new state, there is always a quality difference. It may not be tangible at first, but may cumulate into notable differences over time. The soil report, the structure, the construction, the attentiveness of the workers, the fine finishing, utility hook ups, seasonal care. With aftermarket there can be a big difference with identical houses depending on the methods the builder used down to the methods the owner utilized for care, the differences cumulate with time.

Normative… What’s normal to you? I’d prefer the ruined lawn unit because come what may I’d rather pay cash out of pocket for repairs rather than finance that higher buy price over the term of a 30 or even a 15, which increases the actual cash equivalent expense. I’m thrifty. Presuming a 2x cash equivalent multiplier over the amortized term, it’s ‘normal’ to me to prioritize a lower purchase price. To the next guy, less concerned with cash equivalency. This is the market. Dynamic. Fluid. Full of conflicting interests. Conveniently the diversity of the humans whom buy and humans whom sell does create constant opportunity to make human based decisions based on both feelings and measurable quality.

Staging is a waste of time for a buyer like me, I would prefer the home fully vacant so I can see it completely, flaws and all. When I see a staged home the first thing which comes to mind is what are they trying to distract me from. They pay what they are able and willing to pay, with financing available to them in that location. That’s rooted in the larger economy so no, we don’t predict or forecast anything. We measure the wild and zany purchasing and selling behaviors, adjust them reasonably, and provide a reasonable check to balance.

The juxtaposition of the appraisal position is that we’re often not really needed. But if we were not present as that stopgap, we’d be needed again immediately. Our presence keeps the agents in line as an industry standard. Eliminate the independent check to balance, open the doors for just about everything the industry players might dream up.

Right there, you’ve illustrated a fundamental open question regarding the basis and objective of appraisal. Is it a normative function, or a predictive function? Are we expressing what a buyer “should” pay for a property, or predicting a price on which a willing buyer and seller will actually agree?

Tell me this: imagine two identical tract houses. One is empty, lawn hasn’t been mowed. The other has been professionally staged, lawn mowed, cinnamon sticks simmering on the stove. The staged house will sell for more, won’t it? At least the listing broker thinks so, and has convinced the seller. And let’s say it does, in fact, sell for more. Would you appraise both houses the same?

Thank you Tony

Julio! That is AWESOME!!!

Requirements for a real estate license in Florida

Hold a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Complete 63 hours of approved Pre-Licensing education. …
• Pass the course final exam. …
• Submit your fingerprints to the Department of Business & Professional Regulation. …
• Complete the application for licensure. …
• Pass the Florida Real Estate Salesperson Exam.

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Requirements for a Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser in Florida

Effective July 30, 2014, The Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board permits Qualifying Education to be completed online.
*Note all proctored exams must be taken online through the eproctor system.

Qualifying Education:
200 QE Hours:
15-hour Nat’l USPAP or Equivalent.
Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 hours.
Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 hours.
Residential Market Analysis & Highest and Best Use – 15 hours.
Residential Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach – 15 hours.
Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approaches – 30 hours.
Residential Report Writing and Case Studies – 15 hours.
Statistics, Modeling and Finance – 15 hours.
Advanced Residential Applications and Case Studies – 15 hours.
Appraisal Subject Matter Electives – 20 hours which shall include 6 hours of the Florida Laws and Rules.

Experience: 1,500 hours of acceptable appraisal experience in not less than 12 months.

College Education:
1) Bachelor’s Degree in any field of study;
2) Associate’s Degree in a focused field of study, such as business, economics, or real estate;
3) Successful completion of 30 college semester credit hours in specified topics;
4) Successful completion of College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)1 exams equivalent to a minimum of 30 semester credit hours in specified subject matter areas; or
5) Any combination of #3 and #4 above that includes all of the topics identified.
Limitations
The Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board requires a timing mechanism for all qualifying distance education courses to ensure that the courses cannot be completed in less time than the approved credit hours. Please note that your course will time out after several minutes of inactivity.
Roster
Roster Required: yes
Roster Process:
Roster Sent: Every days
Governing Agency
Name: Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board
Phone: 8504871395
Fax: 4073177245
Website: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/real-estate-appraisal-board/
Address: 2601 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, FL 32399

The culture surrounding appraisal ‘management’ has reached new lows. They want us for appraisal trivia now. Imagine being rewarded the ‘free’ rush order because your name came up on the wheel of appraisers or something. Congratulations! We need this back today. Now that’s value added service. Appraisers sharing so much of the fee with an amc that there is room to spare, and lenders are rewarded ‘free’ appraisals.

This is the sort of thing that happens when an entire industry is prohibited from advocating for itself, prohibited from communicating with clients directly, prohibited from selling the service to the actual consumers of the product. Separation from loan production continues to do more harm than good. It’s not surprising that realty agents are just as confused as appraisers.

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Well you know, it’s just a popular talking point. Scratch the surface and you’ll find a thousand articles just like that one, without the glaring irony in the title line. How to get your value. How to make the value happen. Creating value. Proving the value, etc, etc. As if it’s some artistic effort or something.

Wow, interesting reads. Yep, happens all the dang time. Image attached.

For this specific article from Mr Miller; The broken record skips on. It is not the lenders responsibility to loan more money so that one borrower can make a better offer than another borrower. If a buyer wants to get funding for an excess offer which is over and above the established market value benchmarks, they have to pay the difference in cash. That is the legitimate way that price and value increases, by proving the demand with cash out of pocket. Then everyone else down the line can claim the benefit of that proven bonafide sale with higher pricing. But the first person to offer over the ceiling or value cap, they have to pay cash, no exceptions. There is no other valid way to establish the value benchmark, which is why LTV’s should theoretically never go over 100% regardless of financing type. The agent would have been more effective if they wrote an article on proper contract language to use for multiple offer bid ups, cash over value promissory clauses, right to reject if offering over list but without cash contribution, that sort of thing. Or as a pro agent would tell you; There is the highest price offer, and then there is the strongest most reliable offer, and they are not always one in the same.

Apart from the carnival barkers that ruin/promote dishonesty, I don’t know appraisers who are only using CMA from a broker. We have our own data, we have our own experience and we use professional discretion.