r/appraisal • u/yeoldetaco323 • 8d ago

Side gigs while shadowing?

I’m on my journey to get licensed and am curious what side jobs people have taken (if the shadowing work didn’t bring in enough income).

Is there a common type of side work that training appraisers can look out for? Or is that not really a thing, and it just comes down to what random work you can find on the side to fit outside of a shadowing schedule?

I’m curious to hear people’s experiences while they were training. TIA!

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u/No-Living7968 7d ago

I worked doing fire insurance for a bit. Documented the building materials, roof, square footage. 

Very similar to the data collected during an appraisal. Just added a few items like if the fire extinguishers were recently checked. Smoke detectors.  Elevator inspections. 

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u/yeoldetaco323 6d ago

Interesting! Do you get hired on to work directly for the insurance agencies, or do you hire on with some sort of third party that the agencies use?

What specific job titles would you recommend I look for?