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I’m on my journey to get licensed and am curious what side jobs people have taken (if the shadowing work didn’t bring in enough income).

Is there a common type of side work that training appraisers can look out for? Or is that not really a thing, and it just comes down to what random work you can find on the side to fit outside of a shadowing schedule?

I’m curious to hear people’s experiences while they were training. TIA!

General discussion, what would be (or was) your “white whale” of an appraisal? A once in a lifetime opportunity to appraise, or just a deal that was/would be a lot of fun to work

Hello all, I’m trying to condense down a list of steps to get a General Certification.

I see that you need 300 hours of coursework for General.

It sounds like it would make the most sense for me to start with just the first 83 hours for my Appraisal Trainee license first (plus 4 hour ATSA course), then get a trainer and complete the rest of the General coursework while in the training portion, right?

Or do you automatically get the Appraisal Trainee license after hitting the proper amount of hours while you’re working through the 300?

I’m scouring forums and resources online and wanted to make sure my conclusion was correct. Thanks!

For reference, I am in Texas.

I have a fridge that is in good condition that I’m keeping in my garage, since my new rental came with a fridge.

I was planning on keeping my old fridge unplugged and with the doors open. I live in Texas, so we get very hot summers and I don’t want to put unnecessary stress on the fridge by plugging it in while in the garage.

Someone told me I should plug it in anyway, that leaving it unplugged would be worse, as the refrigerant/oil would go bad and the fridge would get gross if it was left off in the heat.

It will probably be at least 2 years before I use it again, but I want to keep it. What should I do? I can’t find any evidence online to back up the claim that it would be bad to leave it unplugged.

Hello all, I have a 5th gen SR5 Premium, RWD. I’ll be towing a small uhaul trailer for a 5 hour drive. It won’t be too heavy.

Most recommendations I see is to use ECT when towing. I don’t have ECT in mine unfortunately, is there anything else I should do like shifting into semi-auto? Or just send it and I’ll be alright?

Edit: ECT instead of “ETC”

I’ll be transporting my fridge on a 5 hour drive using my pickup. I know it’s generally advised to not lay fridges down on their side unless absolutely necessary.

I could transport it standing up, but it’d basically be a sail on the back of my truck given that I’ll be driving 5 hours at highway speeds. I’d rather not take the big MPG hit if I don’t have to.

Should I transport it standing up, or laying on its side?

Note: I am aware that if transported on its side, it’d need to be left upright and unplugged for at least 24 hours to let the refrigerant settle back where it needs to be. Any additional advice is welcome!

Last night I had an odd sighting. I saw a hovering helicopter (I assume it was a heli, since it was hovering) and a blue lit object in the sky. The blue lit object then ascended in a perfectly straight line up to the heli and disappeared. The heli then took off.

It was at night so I couldn’t make out any details other than lights. I checked the Flight Radar app, and the aircraft wasn’t on the map.

I was thinking the blue object might be a drone of some sort, but I can’t come up with an explanation as to why it’d ascend up to a heli. Another thought would be something on a line hanging from the heli and ascending up it, but I can’t come up with what that’d be. What could this have been?

Context: This was in the DFW metroplex. The heli had a solid slight on one end and a flashing light on the other. The other object (blue light) was constantly lit with no other lights that I could see

You read that right, has anyone ever converted a regular F150 grille onto a Raptor?

I love OEM+ looks, and think it’d be sick to have a raptor looking more like a beefy F150 (since it technically is), and to be more understated.

I know there’s countless F150 guys with Raptor-style grilles, but can’t find any examples of the contrary.

Let’s see it!

What’s everyone’s idea of a good DS model for a hypothetical apocalypse? Apocalypse or not, just something reliable and bare bones

I’m thinking something with kickstart kits available to cut out relying on batteries, something with good reliability and versatility, and something with readily available parts and that is easy to work on.

Interested to hear ideas!