This course looks at four specialized areas of appraisal practice:
- Environmental issues
- Appraising 2- to 4-family residential properties
- Appraising manufactured homes
- Narrative report writing
It is structured to conform to the 2008 Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria established by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation. This course is part of the Required Core Curriculum to become a Certified Residential or Certified General Appraiser.
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This course is approved to meet the 2008 Appraiser Qualification Criteria by the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) of The Appraisal Foundation, and the state of Georgia as course approval 54112.
Section 1 begins with a description of three environmental problems that an appraiser may encounter: radon, mold, and lead paint. It also investigates environmental issues such as indoor air pollutants, wetlands, brownfields and indoor air pollutants. Then environmental reporting is addressed.
The second and third parts cover how to appraise specialized property types. First, the process of appraising 2- to 4-unit residential properties is covered in detail. Then, manufactured homes are defined, illustrated and the appraisal process for them is detailed.
The final section addresses narrative report writing and wraps up the reporting processes for all property types.
There is a required two-hour proctored final examination.
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