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September 11th, 2004, 22:21
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin
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  |  Re: Where would you want to be based [ QUOTE ] If I didn't have international or transcon to look forward to, I'd have left and gone to real estate school already or dove deeper into the whole dot.com thing. [/ QUOTE ] Well, I've done the real estate school thing (appraiser's school last year), and Bill says he wants to know more about the 'dot.com' thing [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] (Yes, we're still concerned about FMIII) But considering his computer is a Pentium II 350, we'd probably have to invest in a new computer before being able to really do anything computer-wise from the house! Even my desktop is only a PIII 866, and that's getting out-dated now. I do actually highly recommend the appraiser's school. Classes were every weekend for 6 weeks, then a state test. Easy (realativly speaking), logical information to learn & it's so easy to set your own schedule to work once you're working in the field. |
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September 11th, 2004, 22:54
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: DFW, based in ONT, wishing I was in Maine
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 | Re: Where would you want to be based OK... I was born in Michigan, lived in Texas, Colorado, back in Texas, then Ohio, Maine, and finally back in Texas... Never wanted to leave Maine... PWM would be a dream... or BHB like Acadia suggested. BOS, because then I could commute from Maine! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] DEN and commute from Colorado Springs. I do like... or rather I need... the seasons, the mountains, the cool crisp autumns and the changing of the leaves, the blanket of white of winters first snow, the renewal of spring, and the warm sunny days and cool evenings of summer in the mountains and New England. I can not stand the heat and lack of seasons in Texas... at least DFW. Can't even take my daughter out to play for more than 15 minutes in the summer without her overheating or there being an Ozone Alert! Anyway... New England, Central Mountain, and Northern Midwest for me. Bob |
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September 11th, 2004, 23:36
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Nomadic...World Wide Boobie Bungalow Bouncer
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| Re: Where would you want to be based [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] My choices would be Dallas or Houston. (Somebody explain why I'm based in Columbus then???) [/ QUOTE ] Well hopefully for you XJT buys CHQ then, huh? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] We're still to busy Drooling over it... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Hopefully thatll never happen. |
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September 11th, 2004, 23:51
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: KFRG, Nu\' yark
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| Re: Where would you want to be based In no real order JFK PHX MYR-Myrtle Beach, SC AUS LAX |
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September 12th, 2004, 09:27
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CSG
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| Re: Where would you want to be based [ QUOTE ] I really... really... really... really... really... really hate doing the ATL-shuttle. If I didn't have international or transcon to look forward to, I'd have left and gone to real estate school already or dove deeper into the whole dot.com thing. [/ QUOTE ] Hey Doug, I actually hope when and if I ever "make it" to ultimately be based in ATL since I can get to the airport in 1.5 hours by car from my home. |
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September 12th, 2004, 11:20
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC, USA
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| Re: Where would you want to be based Hmm... RDU MSP DFW LIH HNL OGG MIA Those places sound good to me! I really like the ones that are in bold. |
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September 12th, 2004, 13:56
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Colorado
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| Re: Where would you want to be based Trade ya... Guess it's the "grass is always greener argument". Based on the site, I think you could hold your own... |
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September 12th, 2004, 16:35
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: was Ophir, CO, now in SLC!
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| Re: Where would you want to be based Funny, I haven't thought about it much. It would have to be somewhere out west. Like BOI SLC DEN PDX |
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September 12th, 2004, 16:36
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA
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| Re: Where would you want to be based MIA SFO JFK BOS |
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September 12th, 2004, 18:25
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Belleville, MI
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| Re: Where would you want to be based [ QUOTE ] MYR-Myrtle Beach, SC [/ QUOTE ] Dude, if flyin' the Shorts is your thing, then I have your dream job....  [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif[/img] |
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September 12th, 2004, 19:36
| #61 |
| Old Skool  Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego, CA
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| Re: Where would you want to be based [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] If I didn't have international or transcon to look forward to, I'd have left and gone to real estate school already or dove deeper into the whole dot.com thing. [/ QUOTE ] Well, I've done the real estate school thing (appraiser's school last year), and Bill says he wants to know more about the 'dot.com' thing [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] (Yes, we're still concerned about FMIII) But considering his computer is a Pentium II 350, we'd probably have to invest in a new computer before being able to really do anything computer-wise from the house! Even my desktop is only a PIII 866, and that's getting out-dated now. I do actually highly recommend the appraiser's school. Classes were every weekend for 6 weeks, then a state test. Easy (realativly speaking), logical information to learn & it's so easy to set your own schedule to work once you're working in the field. [/ QUOTE ] Okay, let me lay down the truth about appraiser's school. Working as an appraiser brings great opportunity while working as an airline pilot. It allows you to work when you want, and each appraisal that you perform brings a decent amount of cash. I worked for an appraisal management company for over 3 years (still working, remotely from home). I worked with several hundreds of trainee and certified/licensed real estate appraisers throughout the country. Let me tell you don't just get your license by going to appraiser's school. For example, in California, you must spend the $1000 or so for the appraisal school, $300 for the exam, then an additional $700 in licensing fees. Then you have your trainee's license. Sounds good right? So you think you get to go out and start appraising properties on your own? Wrong. You must work as an apprentice, often times UNPAID or low fee split ratio of 1:3 for approximately 2-3 years. Did you ever realize how many appraisers are willing to deal with the extra time needed to commit to a trainee? Hardly any nowadays. With lenders using more automated computer valuation models (AVM's) in the default/REO lending world, appraiser's are losing out on that market niche. This factor and the increasing amount of appraisers makes the business VERY competative and the last thing an appraiser wants is their trainee being their competition. Anyway, during the 2 to 3 year time-frame of working as an apprentice, you will have most likely been able to acquire the required 2000 hours (that's TWO-THOUSAND HOURS) of appraisal experience to apply to take the Licensed Real Estate Appraiser test. The state appraisal boards usually respond to you within a nice and quick 3 months! Then you may take the test and within a couple of weeks you may appraise properties below $1,000,000. But wait, if you live in CA a large amount of homes are in the $1 mil plus range. So what do you do now? You must deny a large amount of work orders that you could have otherwise charged a nice premium for. You must apply for the Certified General Appraiser designation in order to appraiser properties with values of $1 mil or above. This could take years to be eligible and earn! Not trying to discourage anyone, but I would speak with a couple of appraisers before investing the effort, time, and money into appraisal opportunities. |
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September 12th, 2004, 19:57
| #62 |
| Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin
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| Re: Where would you want to be based Absolutely do your research before attending appraisal school! Not every states licensing & testing fees are as much as California's though! Yikes! |
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September 12th, 2004, 23:29
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Dakota, USA
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| Re: Where would you want to be based I'd love to be based somewhere in Idaho where there's lots of snow but do any airlines even have pilot bases there? |
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September 13th, 2004, 02:23
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: KPHX, KFFZ, KIWA
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 | Re: Where would you want to be based [ QUOTE ] I really... really... really... really... really... really hate doing the ATL-shuttle. If I didn't have international or transcon to look forward to, I'd have left and gone to real estate school already or dove deeper into the whole dot.com thing. [/ QUOTE ] What is the ATL Shuttle? Also since your now based in ATL do you ever bid any trips that have you coming into PHX during the day for a leg be it for a PHX-ATL or PHX-CVG or overnight here like you did when you were DFW based? Matthew |
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September 13th, 2004, 02:27
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| Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: KPHX, KFFZ, KIWA
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| Re: Where would you want to be based [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] MYR-Myrtle Beach, SC [/ QUOTE ] Dude, if flyin' the Shorts is your thing, then I have your dream job.... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif[/img] -------------------- Anytime...Anywhere....In My Shorts [/ QUOTE ] I don't even know how to take that....... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/spin2.gif[/img] Matthew |
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September 13th, 2004, 02:34
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| Agent Smith  | Re: Where would you want to be based [ QUOTE ] What is the ATL Shuttle? [/ QUOTE ] Means that either you're flying FROM Atlanta, or TO Atlanta. All day, every day. And when the captains insist on flying every other leg without splitting it up to vary the flying, I might land on the same runway for four straight days. [ QUOTE ] Also since your now based in ATL do you ever bid any trips that have you coming into PHX during the day for a leg be it for a PHX-ATL or PHX-CVG or overnight here like you did when you were DFW based? [/ QUOTE ] No more mad dog's thru PHX. In fact, when mad dogs did layover/fly to PHX, I think they were CVG crews. |
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September 13th, 2004, 02:47
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| Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: KPHX, KFFZ, KIWA
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| Re: Where would you want to be based Well your right...cause when I was at PHX there was one 757 and 3 737-800's and two CRJ's and they were RON's. And I haven't seen a Delta MD-88 in the PHX skies ina while. Matthew |
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September 13th, 2004, 02:52
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| Agent Smith | Re: Where would you want to be based Looking at our hubs, the MD-88 shouldn't be in the market at all. Perhaps the -90 from PHX to SLC, but riding a MD-88 from PHX to ATL/CVG was straight up assinine. Well, that's probably about as far as I should go before I REALLY start speaking my mind about marketing! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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September 13th, 2004, 10:41
| #70 |
| Old Skool  Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland
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| Re: Where would you want to be based Oh, you mean like the marketing people doing..... I better shut up, too. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] |
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September 13th, 2004, 11:23
| #71 |
| Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Belleville, MI
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| Re: Where would you want to be based [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] MYR-Myrtle Beach, SC [/ QUOTE ] Dude, if flyin' the Shorts is your thing, then I have your dream job.... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif[/img] -------------------- Anytime...Anywhere....In My Shorts [/ QUOTE ] I don't even know how to take that....... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/spin2.gif[/img] Matthew [/ QUOTE ] Yeah that didn't look bueno...... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] |
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September 13th, 2004, 11:25
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| Agent Smith | Re: Where would you want to be based [ QUOTE ] Oh, you mean like the marketing people doing..... I better shut up, too. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] See how it's just better for me to avoid certain topics altogether? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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