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TOP 10 REASONS TO BECOME AN APPRAISER


10. You can amaze your friends with knowledge of technological, functional, and economic obsolescence.

9. You can become a part of the general profession that is blamed for both the collapse of the savings and loan industry and the saving of public television (got to think about that one).

8. Discover the world of spiders, bats, and pets that misbehave.

7. See places in a house that usually require a search warrant to access.

6. Get a royal welcome when checking for comparables in fancy galleries or shops, particularly when you say your an agent checking for someone else.

5. Be the talk of the party when you do "Roadshow" impersonations.

4. Walk around holding a clipboard just like "Skip" at JiffyLube.

3. Spend hours writing volumes of supporting documentation to justify the fair market value of a piece of furniture you already decided upon when you entered the room.

2. See that people really do hang velvet picture of Elvis, JFK, and the Pope on their walls.

1. Be one of a handful of people in your state who know that USPAP is not a medical term. (You also know how to pronouce it!)

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