Are (real estate) Appraiser Assistant/Trainee positions hard to come by?
Most appraisers are Independent Contractors, meaning they are self employed. You’ll need to find one in your area and call to see if they’d be willing to accept a trainee position. You can locate an appraiser in your area by visiting this link: http://www.orea.ca.gov/html/lic_appraise… Flexibility will have to be worked out between you and the appraiser. You’ll need to work under an appraiser for a minimum of 2000 hours or two years as an AT (Appraiser Trainee) before you can take the test to become an AL (Appraiser Licensed) level and work on your own. You’re only allowed to appraise values under $1M at this level, until you reach the required amount of appraisals/hours to take the test and reach the AR level, where you can appraise any value home. Most trainee appraisals only get a cut of about 35% of the appraisal fee, so you’re going to be working for peanuts for awhile, especially since the HVCC ruling wen
