As a certified appraiser in the state of Virginia , I am disillusioned as the direction our industry is taking. Allowing amc's as the middleman in the appraisal process by no means helps John q Public. Low fee's keep qualified people out of the industry and or existing appraiser's to find other profession's. Every year more is being ask of us and to lower fee's does not make sense. Adding another person or entity into the mix in my opinion is most of the time never a good thing.