No! No! No! An appraiser is not required to be a Realtor. Some of them do have RE licenses and then become Realtors. However, they usually belong to the MLS as an "Affiliate Member". If an appraiser both collected a commission and was paid for an appraisal, it would be a definite conflict of interest. Plus, an appraiser cannot receive payment that is tied to the amount of the sale. That is against the law.
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