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I moved from union county 3 years ago.I lived on a 200 acre ranch with amazing views There is a very strict elk overlay over almost the whole county. This limited the building Of houses so that the elk wouldn't be disturbed.how did the turbines get approval from The dept of fish and wildlife if normal people couldn't get permits tobuild Less invasive houses?

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I have been in the real estate appraisal business for 23 years and have seen unregulated brokers lie, manipulate and switch interest rates on real estate loans and hound us for values that would be completely unsupported. I have also noticed that a large majority of people refinance just to live. This compounded by the pressure to meet a specific value for real estate sales agents as well as the mortgage brokers have made my decision to leave this industry easy. RE agents and Mortgage Brokers have no problem finding appraisers that will make value and overlook deficiencies and major repair items needed on a house. I have seen the average appraisal fees drop and more of the unethical practices of others raise and I will have no part of this, hence, there is less work out there for us ethical appraisers. This is not a new problem and I hope that there will be a better policing of these semi-professionals.

posted 4 years, 8 months ago
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