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Summary: An appraisal should not be a mysterious process.
Review: A real estate appraiser takes facts about the marketplace, including the the local economy and other property sales, and estimates the most likely value for the property being appraised. When your property is appraised, you should be able to understand the facts and reasoning behind the appraiser's conclusion of value.
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Summary: Good Start
Review: I am a REALTOR, not an appraiser. I bought this book to give me a better understanding of how appraisers arrive at their conclusions.. to better price property or determine if a listing
I am going after will be over priced and not worth my time. As
with all books I learned things I did not know. Worth my money.
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Summary: I Used Mr. John Tirone's HP-12C Real Estate Book to
Review: I enjoyed this real estate appraisal book. However like just about every real estate appraisal book I have seen, the Williams and Ventolo book could use better supplementation on the HP financial calculators so I used a book recommended by one of my classmates, "Professional Real Estate Problem Solving Using the HP12C" financial calculator. This book is written by a Mr. John Tirone, a real estate instructor and attorney from Michigan. I heard that Mr. Tirone supports his books but I was skeptical until we called him with questions on using the hp12C in some of the real estate appraisal problems experienced in our class that used the Williams book.
If your appraisal course requires the William and Ventolo book, try to get a used copy from amazon since theer are lots of these books in the system. If you want to have extra help with the hp calculator, consider the Tirone book on the HP12C. amazon carries the book; this book is worth the money and if you need help Mr. Tirone will help you. His book is a win-win for the student of appraisal or real estate in general.
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Summary: Fundamentals ofReal Estate Appraisal
Review: I felt that this was an excellent book for the beginning student of Appraisal. It covered every area of this profession. It gave good examples and exercises and comprehensive examinations on the chapter covered. If you are serious about the Appraisal Profession, this book should be on your shelf.
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Summary: Fundamentals ofReal Estate Appraisal
Review: I felt that this was an excellent book for the beginning student of Appraisal. It covered every area of this profession. It gave good examples and exercises and comprehensive examinations on the chapter covered. If you are serious about the Appraisal Profession, this book should be on your shelf.
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Summary: Short on helpful advice
Review: If you're looking to learn how to appraise a home than this isn't the best book to get. As a beginner it was hard to get a grasp of appraising.
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Summary: Do it yourself=save some money
Review: Our company wanted to expand into the real estate investment arena and we decided to teach ourselves the process. We are quite pleased with the book and its structure. It builds on previous knowledge but you probably could skip what you already know.
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Summary: Excellent text, lousy index
Review: This book was required reading for two different course-series I completed last year: real estate appraisal, and real estate broker. Of all the books I had to read (10 total) this was by far the best. Very well written, and it covered the subject matter very well (I wish I could say the same for the broker courses I took -- will have to re-take the state exam a second time because of that...). One major flaw in the book though: the index is pathetic. I'm currently preparing for the state exam, and when looking to review particular words/phrases/concepts, the index is nearly useless. Was the index computer-generated by some software with a lousy algorithm? Anyway, it's a great book for the student. But I worry that the lousy index will greatly reduce its usefulness as a reference text when I start work.
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Summary: Do it yourself=save some money
Review: This book was very helpfull in my studies for the big test. I was so scared but this book and Q&A for the appraisal test made me alot more confident. With the help of these two books I was able to pass the test. Thank You, and good luck
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Summary: Help
Review: This book was very helpfull in my studies for the big test. I was so scared but this book and Q&A for the appraisal test made me alot more confident. With the help of these two books I was able to pass the test. Thank You, and good luck
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