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Bank Appraisers Needed - Valuation Opportunities for Bank REO Properties

Amid the current housing market crisis, the nation’s banks and financial institutions need qualified real estate valuation experts for third-party services on their foreclosed and troubled real estate properties, both residential and commercial. This is one intermediary source that matches work with appraisers and other vendors. There is a one-time registration fee. Orders are awarded on a bidding system, so there is no guarantee of work. Appraisers/vendors keep 100 percent of their negotiated fees.

OREP Members - Those who purchase their E&O insurance from OREP qualify for a significant group discount at sign up.  Please email us to obtain your group discount code to save $115.00 at sign up. 

Working RE Readers - Those who receive WRE Magazine but do not purchase E&O from OREP also qualify for a smaller discount. To save $75 at sign up, be sure to include WRE35 when completing your profile. Please click to learn more and register:  https://specialassetmanagement.com/realestate5.aspx.

 

 

 

FHA Appraiser Inspection Course, Checklist and eManual

By Lore DeAstra
 

According to HUD, FHA work is booming! Are you getting your share of this work? During these uncertain times, smart real estate appraisers are improving their odds for appraisal orders and making themselves more efficient by increasing their knowledge of FHA requirements. This FHA Appraiser Inspection Checklist, Checklist Instructions and eBook are designed to get you up to speed on FHA appraising (no continuing education credit is available at this time). The checklist serves as a field guide for completing your reports; the instructions explain how to complete the two-page checklist line by line; the eBook saves you time and money by summarizing and organizing the material you need to know.
 

Recently Updated with the Following:
Ease of Use Improved

  • More Concise Information in an Easy to Follow eBook, Searchable by Topic

  • Web Links to Topics for Easy Access

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  • Over 10 New Ways to Access Information and Contact FHA to Check Competencies and Get Help Fast!

  • Symbols and Pictures Included by Topic for At-a-Glance Comprehension to FHA Checklist

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  • FAQ from Appraisers and Lenders by Topic with Detailed Index by Page

Plus FHA Updates:

  1. What should you take pictures of if you suspect Hydrogen Sulfide Gas?

  2. What's important regarding Conditional Commitments?

  3. Economic life vs. Effective Age?

  4. Fannie Mae Form 2055?

 

Updates are free for one year after purchase.

- Thanks so much for the updates. Really appreciate your follow through. - Bonnie Baldwin
- Thank you so much [for the update], I find this material so important to performing my FHA appraisals correctly. - Michelle Clark

 

Click here to read a full review of the FHA material by Bill Cobb, appraiser and social media expert.

 

Order Now

The price is $49 ($40 for OREP members, purchase below). Once purchased, the FHA Inspection Checklist, Checklist Instructions and eBook will arrive within one business day via e-mail in PDF format.

 

OREP Members -  Those who purchase their E&O insurance from OREP qualify for a discount. Please click here to purchase for $40.

 

Working RE Readers - Click the "Buy Now" button to purchase by credit card on a secure server ($49). Or click here to pay by check or fax. 

   FHA Checklist, Checklist Instructions and eManual - $49     
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Appraiser's Guide to Energy Auditing/Rating

By Jeff Patterson

Has the implementation of the HVCC started to reduce your income yet? Wondering what you're going to do?

Well, there is a unique market opening up in the energy auditing business that allows appraisers to expand their services, continue to do what they've been doing and make even more money. Jeff Patterson brings those ideas to you, showing how to connect with other appraisers doing the same thing. Find out the cost, the potential income and the do's and don'ts of utilizing your existing talents in this growing and exciting new industry.  

 

Click the "Buy Now" button to purchase by credit card on a secure server ($30). Click here to pay by check or fax. Once purchased, the Guide will be emailed to you shortly in PDF format.

 

  Appraiser's Guide to Energy Auditing/Rating  $30     
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Protecting Appraisals and Identity


A new technology solution allows appraisers to accurately associate their identity and credentials to an unalterable “true copy” appraisal report using fingerprint technology. Clients can limit their liability and have certainty that the appraisals they receive are secure, authenticated and were created by an accurately-identified and properly credentialed appraiser.

Read more now: Appraisal & Identity Security Solution. Also, click here for an appraiser seminar overview with demo.

 

OREP Members - Those who purchase their E&O insurance from OREP qualify to receive free Credential Verification ($70 value) at sign up. Please email us for your discount code.

 

Working RE Readers - Those who receive WRE Magazine but do not purchase E&O from OREP also qualify for a smaller discount. Please click here to save $35 at sign up. Or you can visit www.mybiowrap.com, to learn more and use WRE6760 in the referral code box when you sign up to receive the discount.

 

 

Introduction to Energy Auditing Webinar

 

The Introduction to Energy Auditing webinar is no longer being offered at this time. CMC Energy Services, a pioneer in promoting energy efficiency nationwide since 1977, and the company who was offering the webinar, now have an active online course that is very similar to the webinar, called Home Energy Consultants. If interested in signing up for this online course at a discount, $249, normally $300, please email subscription@workingre.com and we will pass your information along to CMC Energy Services.