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The authorized Appraiser Trainee classification is a way for a person with little or no real estate appraisal experience or appraiser education to enter the real estate appraisal profession. The Certified and Licenced classifications require acceptable experience, education and examination.

Appraiser Trainees are addressed in Subchapter H. (Sections 351-355) of the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act (Chapter 1103, Texas Occupations Code) and in Section 153.21 of the Rules of the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (22 TAC §153).

What is an Appraiser Trainee?

What are the requirements to become an authorized Appraiser Trainee?

What are the requirements to become a Certified or Licensed Appraiser?

Where can I get an Appraiser Trainee Application?

Once I become a Trainee, what are the annual Trainee renewal requirements?

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What is an Appraiser Trainee?

An Appraiser Trainee is a person who is authorized (approved, but not licensed) by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) to gain legal real estate appraisal experience under the sponsorship of a State Certified General or Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser.

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What are the requirements to become an authorized Appraiser Trainee?

An applicant for Appraiser Trainee must meet these requirements:

1. be a citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted alien
2. be at least 18 years of age
3. be a legal resident of the State of Texas for at least 60 days immediately before the filing of the application, and
4. satisfy the board as to the prospective trainee's honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity
5. meet all other qualifications established by the board.

The certified sponsor must “actively, personally, and diligently supervise an appraiser trainee under his or her sponsorship” and must sign the appraisal reports. The sponsor is responsible to the Board and to the public for the appraiser trainee’s conduct.

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What are the requirements to become a Certified or Licensed Appraiser?

For more than 60 years Texas has required a license to appraise real property for a fee, or be otherwise exempted by law. The authorized Appraiser Trainee classification is a way to legally appraise real property and gain the necessary appraisal experience to later become certified or licensed. Unlicensed real estate appraising is a Class B Misdemeanor.

Acceptable appraisal experience for state licensure or certification must meet these requirements:

1. comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)
2. be verifiable and supported by written reports and work files
3. be performed when a person had legal authority to appraise real estate, and
4. comply with the Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB) criteria for acceptable experience.

Where can I get an Appraiser Trainee Application?

Download the Trainee Application.

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