re: Thoughts on Becoming a Commercial Real Estate Appraiser?

In Louisiana most of the licensees are Residential and a very large portion of the General appraisers are from out of state. The shortage of appraisers is a real issue here in LA. The appraisal qualifications board has recently suggested adding a classification between Traniee and Certified called licensed. Some states already have this classification but Louisiana is not one. Thought process partially has to do with requiring licensees to have college degrees the other is the stigma of the word trainee, as it can scare the general public. It's also super hard to find a supervisor but you already have that covered.