How to Get Started in the Real Estate Appraisal Business

by Dan Nahorney, Vicki Lankarge

Overview

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:	9780071487078
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/31/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	5 MB

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

	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	187
Appendix 8	Local appraiser regulations	191
Appendix 9	Glossary of real estate appraisal terms	197
	Index	217