Appraisers are held out there to be these ultra qualified experts.

But the primary residence buyers who need a home are being ultra aggressive with their offers. 

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It was intimidating to get started in an ultra competitive market but I found my "unfair advantage" was my flexibility to live in a up-and-coming area, put a low down payment on it, and add value myself.

., and @Chris Martin have stated it is slow going and ultra competitive at the moment.  

It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

I thank you for this amazing example that I am now going to integrate with my REI Agent Advisor training program as it's the perfect poster child of everything wrong with this "segment" of persons, there propensity to need the center stage and grab every soap box opportunity regardless of capability or command of any coherent specific knowledge, experience or performance and even a step further, boasting of their ignorance and instilling the PC-socialist rules that since they are clueless all others must adhere to that low bar and not show them up for fear of dashing the "all are equal" chant railing over and over and over again. 

I don't know anywhere that is not ultra competitive and the cost of materials is not sky high and the reliability/availability of labor is good. 

Just like training for an ultra marathon where you run slow miles in practice, you should be taking a little extra time considering every opportunity.

It's worked for all of my clients even in really competitive, ultra-expensive markets like Beverly Hills.