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The Difference Between Pricing a Property and Appraising It

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

The opposing side in one of the cases required that a new valuation be completed by a state-certified appraiser. In the other case, my client’s attorney recommended having their marital property appraised. But the owner felt that a real estate agent could do the same type of valuation as an appraiser.

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3 Things An Appraisal Should Tell You That You May Not Know

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

With the massive amount of technology available to anyone who can access the internet, you might wonder why bother getting a real property appraisal? Isn’t that all that appraisers do? Slap a few sales in a report, and make a few guesstimate adjustments to come up with their opinion of a property’s value?

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How to Become a Supervisory Appraiser

McKissock

property inspections), or prepare for retirement. Whatever the reason, supervisors play an essential role in the training and development of future appraisers. In this post, we outline how to become a supervisory appraiser. You might be looking to grow your business, delegate tasks (e.g.,

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How to Become an Appraiser in 3 Steps

McKissock

To become a licensed appraiser , most states require you to start out as an appraisal trainee and obtain a certain number of hours of experience before you can appraise real property on your own. Many states have different titles for trainees, such as apprentice appraiser or registered appraiser.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

I am working on an article on Hybrid Appraisals for the November issue of Appraisal Today. Only appraisers do the appraisals. They included appraisers, real estate agents, and someone with a week, a month, or online video training. That was my training. Inspection training was very good.

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Q&A: Is It Time to Take On an Appraisal Trainee?

McKissock

One of the biggest mistakes that some appraisers make is giving in to the fear that by hiring a trainee, they’re grooming a future competitor. It’s more to your advantage to look at it as training a productive employee. Or you might just not like the process of training other people. Looking to upgrade your appraisal license?

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Do You Need a College Degree to Become an Appraiser?

McKissock

Consider becoming a real estate appraiser. Before you jump in, you probably have questions like, “What education and training are required?” ” and “How much money can you make as an appraiser?” Real property appraiser qualification criteria*.