I am looking to accrue the required hours of work experience with a Certified General Appraiser so that I can someday be similarly licensed. Does anyone know of any appraisal companies in the Los Angeles area that welcome licensed trainees? I am particularly interested in well-respected companies that do top-notch work. Thanks very much for any info!
I’m not aware of any such opportunities right now. If you’ve been following this website you must surely be aware that real-estate related occupations are in decline at this time. Appraising is no exception.
Yes, I am very aware of the current state of the housing industry and the occupations relevant to it. Fortunately, my area of work is in academics. Becoming licensed as a Certified General appraiser is a side interest and requires many hours of trainee experience under another CG appraiser. Some trainees pick any old shmoe out of the yellow pages and vounteer to do grunt work in order to accrue their hours. I am attempting to survey the knowledge on this forum regarding which of the quality appraisal companies (if any) have a training system in place. But it is possible that the people on this forum do not have this specific knowledge.
It’s also possible that I AM a CG with 20 years in the business, an Instructor’s Certificate to teach USPAP from the Appraiser Qualifications Board of The Appraisal Foundation and have personally developed several appraisal courses with national accreditation. That’s in addition to personally instructing courses from literally thousands of appraisers over the last 10 years.
YG,
If you really want to do it, don’t be disuaded. When I was getting my RE license I spoke with several agents in my community. Most tried to discourage me saying it was a bad time, a really tough business, etc. etc. I wondered whether I had stupid tatooed on my forehead. My advice, if you want to do something stick with it.
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