Your step-by-step guide success as a real estate appraiser
Real estate appraisers are in high demand and top earners can make a bundle. Whether you seek a full-time profession or a flexible part-time job, How to Get Started in the Real Estate Appraisal Business provides all the inside information to start making money, now.
Add value to your career as you:
Prepare for the tests and get licensed
Find a mentor to help you get on your feet
Choose between residential and commercial appraising
Drum up business with proven networking and marketing techniques
Make top dollar as an analyst
Acquire the continuing education you need for long-term success
Choose between residential and commercial appraising
This handy guide also includes a glossary of vital terms, sample appraisal forms, and coverage of important licensing and legal regulations. Full of actionable advice, step-by-step guidance, and real-world insight, How to Get Started in the Real Estate Appraisal Business gets into the business-and heading to the top.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780071463232
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Publication Date: 03-13-2006
Pages: 256
Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.64(d)
About the Author
Daniel J. Nahorney is a real estate expert and the coauthor of How to Increase the Value of Your Home. He is also a journalist, business writer, and magazine editor.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
xi
Part 1
Looking in at the profession
1
1
A five-step process
3
2
So, you want to become an appraiser
7
Part 2
From outsider to trainee
19
3
Courses you'll need to get started
21
4
It's time to find a quality mentor
29
5
A day in the life of an appraiser
37
Part 3
Choosing a direction
49
6
Will that be residential, commercial, or both?
51
7
Becoming an analyst
65
8
Become the appraiser everyone wants to hire
79
9
You've made it!
87
Part 4
External forces changing the profession
95
10
Appraisers play key roles in society
97
11
AVMs-how big a threat?
105
12
Staying in or getting out
113
Part 5
Appendixes
125
Appendix 1
Who sets the Rules?
127
Appendix 2
Competency Rule
135
Appendix 3
Ethics Rule
139
Appendix 4
Outlines for introductory courses
145
Appendix 5
Licensing changes coming in 2008
149
Appendix 6
Residential appraisal forms
153
Form 1004 Uniform Residential Appraisal Report
154
Form 2055 Exterior-Only Inspection Residential Appraisal Report
160
Form 1004c Manufactured Home Appraisal Report
166
Form 1073 Individual Condominium Unit Appraisal Report
173
Form 1025 Small Residential Income Property Appraisal Report
179
Appendix 7
Where to reach for help in the United States and Canada