Investor-Appraiser Career Help

[Dustin Pendel]

I am a new investor that is starting in RE with no real full-time job before investing. I have been able to be a stay-at-home parent for my kids, I started looking into jobs within the realm of Real Estate Investing when I saw that my path to wealth and financial freedom was through real estate. I wanted to find a job that would help launch me into the field, make a solid income, and with networking. I decided that being a Real Estate Appraiser would suit me the best with the current family obligations and day-to-day activities that I have to do for my family and child. I  started my process of becoming an appraiser and have completed all my educational requirements for becoming an Appraiser. I have currently been stalled for a month now in the fact that I must work with a Certified General or Residential Appraiser before I can legally take my license test to go out on my own. I live in Cookeville, TN, and I have called all the Appsaier in my area and no one is willing to take on someone or they ignore me completely due to fear of competition for the area. I hope that with all the networking on BP, some investor/appraisal like-minded professionals can offer some guidance or help point me in the right direction. Any help is very much appreciated.