Freeing

Isn’t it funny how sometimes there’s a conversation with someone that just frees something inside of you; sometimes its a something that you didn’t even know needing freeing?

I have known that things have been changing business wise for me. The appraisal industry has been slower since the rate hike last fall. Then we’ll add in that Fannie Mae, who sets a lot of the lending appraisal rules came out earlier this year and stated that appraisals were to be lower on the list when someone wanted a value of a house – below automated valuations and bifuricated appraisals (using unlicensed people at homes). Now Fannie Mae is stating they won’t even rely on appraisals for a lot of loans. And these are just two major factors that involve work flow. Then we add on the crappy media portrayal that appraisers are all biased and crappy; making people on edge, and looking for lawsuits. This has all added up to me looking at my future business plans very differently. But, I still felt a bit bad about this. I’ve spent 18 years with real estate appraisals. And now I don’t see along term future here anymore.

I’ve known this is the direction that I’m heading for awhile now. My real estate brokerage is going good. But that’s never been something that I’ve wanted to do as the only thing that I do on a full time basis. Then God placed this idea in my heart for a new business. Things have been falling in place for me to learn and get myself prepared; I still have a ways to go. It’ll be good!

Tonight I am thankful that I have felt a weight lifted somewhat after two good conversations this week. One was with another appraiser, hearing that his business plans have changed too. One was with my go-to girl who is hanging in with these changes. I’ve just felt a little more freed with talking more about letting go. I know the new business will be great and be such a blessing to so many! But, knowing that wasn’t helping me let go nearly as much as some good conversations have been this week ❤️