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Questions and Answers to Help You Pass the Real Estate Appraisal Exams (Questions & Answers to Help You Pass the Real Estate Appraisal Exams)

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I just took the certified residential appraisers exam and passed on the first attempt. I do have several years experience, but feel that this study manual gave me the added depth and confidence to pass the exam. (95% correct) Thank You, LWK - Brenham, Texas

If you already have the yellow book "Questions and Answers to help you past the Real Estate Appraisal Exams", don't waste your money purchasing the new book that was put out in 2000. It's the same book - just copy written in October of 2000. I made the mistake of thinking that there would be new questions since 1994, or the questions would at least be asked in a different format, but they are not. Word for word they are the same. So save your money if you already have the yellow book and just study it a little bit harder!

I was nervous before this test and I went through and answered every question in the book. The actual test seemed to ask significantly different questions. The result, however, was I passed with over 90 percent. Can you argue with that? It must have helped.

Excellent review for taking the Real Estate Appraisal Exam, it covers all topics at the proper degree of difficulty.

I used Professional real Estate Propblem Solving using the HP 12C to get me through this confusing book as well as help me get through "G1" and "G2" appraisal's computations materials. What stumped me was the lack of clarity in the Fihser Tosh book as far as computations. for coverage of the HP12C it was a lifesaver to have Mr. Tirone's HP-12C real estate book. Mr. Tirone was helpful as several in our class called him for help while trying to absorb the confusing aspects of the Fisher/Tosh book. Mr. Tirone should write a book like Questions and Answers... or team up with the likes of the authors of the reviewed book.
One example in the Tosh book shows a calculation using a terminal value-sales price of $10,000 when it should be $100,000. This gave us fits and I could not figure the problem out until I called Mr. Tirone and he showed us how to do the problem.

After consultation with many teachers, the state appraisal board, and also other appraisers this was hands down the most recommended text for reviewing the certified general exam. I did feel the text was valuable in preparing for the certified general exam. I was told that the state exam was also prepared by the same author(s). There does need to be some updating particulary in the USPAP section because USPAP has changed significantly. When I took my state exam, there was a question about the departure rule, which had been retired at the time of the exam, so I suppose both the text and the exam need updating. There were also some flat out wrong answers in the review text. I had logged them at one point with the intention of bringing it to the publisher's attention but decided it was a waste of my time. At the time of my exam study (mid 2007) there were limited online and inclass review sources (that I could find) for the certified general exam so in my opinion that makes this text more valuable.

I purchased as much material as I could to help me through the appraisal certification exams, especially so to help me through the books I had to buy! It semed that I kept getting deeper and deeper with each book I purchased, the reviewed book included. I then saw one of my classmate's book on the HP12C, written by a Mr. John A. Tirone from Michigan. I purchased this book and used it to supplement the calculations in Mr. Fisher's questions and answers book as well as his Income Property Appraisal book.
The Tirone HP12C book was clear, comprehensive, and as said by others who have commented on Mr. Tirone's books, I was able to call him with questions on how to solve various income capitalization problems and also on how to fine tune my understanding of the Hewlett packard HP12C financial calculator. To my thinking, every appraisal text I have seen is deficient in assisting us students with the calculations on the HP finance calculators. Mr. Tirone's book and his giving no-charge approach to supporting his books and the topic are essentially lifesavers for most of us.

This book has over a 1,000 Review Questions with Answer Explanations. It was written to help you prepare for the Residential Appraisal or General Certification Exams. This textbook has chosen a different Appraisal Area for each chapter with matching Review Question and Answer Explanations. This should help you to concentrate more time on your weakest areas, and less time on your strongest areas.

The four Final Practice Question Topics are "mixed" and weighted similar to any State or National Appraisal Exam. If you have taken a USPAP Class you can use the textbook to update your Study Materials. [ISBN-10: 079-313-6563] ~ Questions & Answers to Help You Pass the Real Estate Appraisal Exam ~

If you want the latest 5th Edition of this product it can be found online at "RE Campus" (a provider of Dearborn Products) for $43.25 or [ISBN-10: 142-776-6169] Questions and Answers to Help You Pass the Real Estate Appraisal Exam (Questions & Answers to Help You Pass the Real Estate Appraisal Exams) or the 4th Edition [ASIN: B00-3ZO-ILQS] ~ Questions & Answers to Help You Pass the Real Estate Appraisal Exams - 4th edition

I would not recommend this book. I found it over the top, and to much information to process.