It is hard to know, in today's climate, who the appraiser is for your property. The changes in the industry have rendered meaningless the trust and relationships built up by competent and professional appraisers over the years.

The requirement of the use of an appraisal management company for the majority of conventional and government backed loans has created a lottery system for appraisers. If it is your turn on the list, yippee!, you'll get that appraisal order.

So, for those appraisers out there who have worked at doing business the right way, and building trust and relationships with your clients...well, thanks for your service.

Now get in line.

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I've been doing this 12 years. I just don't like it any more. It provided very well for me for a time, but now it's time to move on. I'm not going to live my life spending the majority of my time on things I don't enjoy. More later, but the way to get out of this business, without working for somebody else, is at Wealthy Affiliate. Warning, you have to work at it...but if your willing to put in effort, with time things will never be better!

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It is frustrating for appraisers out there in work world right now. Times are lean for the established appraisers who have resisted all of the government mandated changes in our business. And, they are going to get leaner for FHA appraisers as well, given the pending changes for ordering FHA appraisals. It's time to look for a part time job for appraisers.

Personally, while I still have my local and non lender appraisal work coming in, I've been focusing my efforts part time on building up this blog and learning how to make money online. It is certainly not a get rich quick type of thing, but with consistent effort you can certainly create a stream of income that keeps working when you are not working.

That is a really good thing, after spending the last 12+ years in the appraisal world and only getting paid when I'm actually doing appraisals (see the posts below, it is still hard to get paid!).

Anyway, if your interested in learning how to create some online streams of income the RIGHT WAY, you need to visit Wealthy Affiliate. It is the perfect part time job for an appraiser, as long as you treat it like a part time job.

Wealthy Affiliate will teach you all of the different ways it is possible to make money online. There is no one single way to do, you need to learn about all of the different possibilities and take action on the one that suits your lifestyle, needs and personality.

If you do that, and take consistent action, within a couple of months, you can easily have an extra several hundred dollars a month coming in, and shoot, that's like a couple of extra appraisals that you didn't have to actually complete. That's nice!

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Going back to my last post, from before Thanksgiving, I still haven't been paid by the Appraisal Management Company for that same appraisal. That is completely ridiculous. All the more reason to keep working on a career change to take control of my professional and financial future and not leave it in the hands of somebody else. The real estate appraisal business is not a business to be in right now, and with the continuing government intervention in the business, it is not a business to be in for the future.

Appraisers, I implore you, Take Control of your Career Now!

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