Youre right, but if you are doing the work yourself it can be daunting because the buck stops with you and having that responsibility on your plate 24/7 every waking hour of the day and putting in 12 hour days, it can be rough.

I can’t help but imagine it would be that guy’s last day if the appraisal came in $1 under the sales price. 

You gone bleed yourself dry at those numbers. 

Your numbers look good on paper, but do they reflect reality?

It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.

We do about 20-25/yr so financially it makes sense.

I personally haven't done this but I have helped clients do it in the past.Hit me up if you're interested!

Do you plan to get a job in NYC and network with your co-workers?

We have an opportunity coming up from a family member who is willing to sell us my childhood home for what they got it for (240k) and the comps in that neighborhood are 600k+.

Very important that you do a lot of research on who ever you do business with.