uspap: Flexible Fees for Field Reviews - 01/27/10 04:29 AM

I was just offered a field review assignment with the fee based on whether or not I agreed upon the original appraisal. This company offered more if my opinion differed from the original report siting the additional work involved.
I can't argue with the fact that more work is involved if the review appraiser disagrees, however I find the flexible fee structure disturbing and quite non-USPAP compliant.
Wouldn't it behoove a starving appraiser to disagree with the original report simply for a few extra coins? Has anyone run into this and/or accepted an assignment?
 
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uspap: Most common USPAP errors that Appraisers make... - 05/07/08 06:37 AM
This is a list of the most common USPAP errors according to my state appraisers board.  Just a note to the pros out there that are not familiar with appraisal guidelines, if we [appraisers] are caught (on purpose or accident) abusing any of these USPAP guidelines, we are fined, given additional classroom hours, suspended and/or expelled from our positions (ie: careers).  Now that's accountability.
Below is a list compiled from a survey of State Appraisal Boards throughout the country on the most common USPAP development and reporting errors.
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