How to Get Started in the Real Estate Appraisal Business

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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.

Biographical Note

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.
• Acknowledgments.
• Introduction.
• Part 1: Looking in at the profession.
  • 1. A five-step process.
  • 2. So, you want to become an appraiser
• Part 2: From outsider to trainee.
  • 3. Courses you'll need to get started.
  • 4. It's time to find a quality mentor.
  • 5. A day in the life of an appraiser.
• Part 3: Choosing a direction.
  • 6. Will that be residential, commercial, or both?
  • 7. Becoming an analyst.
  • 8. Become the agent everyone wants to hire.
  • 9. You've made it!
• Part 4: External forces changing the profession.
  • 10. Appraisers play key roles in society.
  • 11. AVMs - how big a threat?
  • 12. Staying in or getting out.
• Part 5: Appendixes.
  • Appendix 1: Who sets the Rules?
  • Appendix 2: Competency Rule.
  • Appendix 3: Ethics Rule.
  • Appendix 4: Outlines for introductory courses.
  • Appendix 5: Licensing changes coming in 2008.
  • Appendix 6: Residential appraisal forms.
  • Appendix 7: Where to reach for help in the United States and Canada.
  • Appendix 8: Local appraiser regulations.
  • Appendix 9: Glossary of real estate appraisal terms.
• Index.