What are four things the newbie appraiser must bring to the table? Really, what are four professional attributes the newbie appraiser must being to the table? There are more than four. But a discussion of only four of them will suffice here. OK, what are the four? You’ll have to listen to the podcast to discover those!

But, what do you think are the four things the newbie must or should bring to that table? To tell your potential supervisor you’ve had 75- to 100-hours of qualifying education is not an advantage. All appraisers must have those. Those hours, in and of themselves, are no qualification. In fact, if your supervisor is top-notch, s/he will have to unteach you all the barnyard groundcover you “learned” from those classes. In fact, here is a question you did not cover in your QE classes. “What is the construction model for a typical paragraph in English“?

One of the four things the newbie appraiser must bring to the table is a knowledge of construction. Another is a knowledge of marketing. How about a basic knowledge of statistics? Would it be an advantage to be a (candidate) member of an appraisal society? Maybe you could know and understand more about inconsistencies state appraisal boards constantly find in appraisal reports? Are you familiar with the mechanics of paired-data analyses?

Did you answer “yes” to one or more of these questions? Then you’ve got a grasp on some of the four things the newbie appraiser must bring to the table. Congratulations! You are well on your way to landing that first position as an appraiser!