I'd work my tail off for an appraiser that would take me in as a trainee, but it's tough to find one that will.

Most states require a minimum of 300 credit hours of industry-specific course work, at least 3,000 hours of work experience as an appraiser trainee, and a bachelor's degree.

The situation: My name is Ryan Combs and I recently moved back to where I was born and raised (Vallejo, CA/Bay Area) and after several interviews I'm needing to decide between a few job offers:1-Enterprise Rent-A-Car (Mgmt Trainee)2-Sequoia Equities (Apt Leasing Consultant)3-Redfin (Sales support)The dilemma: I do have an interest in REI, would love to be able to coordinate some flips as well as delve into buy and hold Multifamily opportunities (which is where prop mgmt comes into play).

In 2008 the rules are changing and you will need a college degree to be licensed and you will have to be Certified (more schooling and another test) in order to be supervisor to any trainees.It is very difficult to get work as a trainee, as it takes time and work to train someone.

Often times, mentors will not accept you as a trainee until you have proven yourself worthy of their time and effort.

A recent one had a trainee along and left no stone unturned.

The renovation is almost complete and we are pretty close to Lackland AFB so really planning to have basic trainee families stay there weekly is what I'm thinking.

If you get to participate to some extent in deals (as a real trainee rather than a glorified clerk) than the brokerage experience can be very attractive.It really comes down to "what do you want to be when you grow up".

I've heard it's very difficult to become a trainee especially now since I've heard there have been some tremors in the industry recently.

I am 71-years old, and with the exception of a few months ago when I got a sciatic pain that is currently debilitating, I worked in the field just like one of my workers and I always have a young trainee at my side.