Size Matters - Appraiser's Edition -Residential Square Footage [Perfect Paperback]

D. Hamp Thomas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 9, 2008

Real estate, square footage, and property value. Home measurement basics. The ultimate resource for learning the importance size or square footage in the home valuation and comparison processes. The most comprehensive textbook available on the subject of residential square footage. Illustrations and examples. Learn why size matters in every single-family dwelling and is vital to the real estate, appraisal, and mortgage industries. A comprehensive study of the art of measuring a single-family home. Plus a look at the explosion of public records information in MLS and the great power MLS records have over the valuation of all real estate. Complete "how to" book for measuring residential square footage, and a look inside the business of real estate. Discover the secrets to solving the square footage puzzle.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Book Review (Agent's Edition)available from the Appraisal Journal. Written by Larry T. Wright - Houston, TX. --The Appraisal Journal

Size Matters is based on the American Measurement Standard, which will allow agents, appraisers, and organizations to agree and cooperate in communicating these square footage quantities to users of this information. --McKissock Real Estate School

Size Matters is based on the American Measurement Standard, which will allow agents, appraisers, and organizations to agree and cooperate in communicating these square footage quantities to users of this information. Approved for real estate continuing education credit in 36 states. --McKissock Real Estate School

About the Author

Hamp Thomas is the president of The Measure Man Real Estate Services, Carolina Appraisers & Real Estate, and the director of the Institute of Housing Technologies. He is an active speaker, writer and educator in the areas of residential square footage and appraisal. A Certified Residential Appraiser, Certified Residential Specialist; (CRS), Certified Distance Education Instructor; (CDEI), State Approved Continuing Education Instructor, Accredited Buyer's Representative; (ABR), Graduate of the Realtor Institute; (GRI), and a Realtor®, his articles have appeared in local, regional and national publications. He takes a unique approach to this topic and bases his education programs on the needs of the professional real estate practitioner. Common sense, down to earth information, provided in a manner you can learn today and use tomorrow. Hamp is currently developing a new real estate designation, titled Certified Measurement Specialist. The CMS designation will provide agents, appraisers, home measurement specialist, and others, with a broad understanding of how to measure, calculate, and communicate residential square footage. Learn why it pays to use size when you advertise. Inspire confidence in your clients and your peers. Learn how the proper creation of square footage information will get you to more closings and help you earn more money. Due to the unique nature of the course and extensive training material, there will be a required exam at the end of the Core Course and the Elective courses. In order to achieve the CMS Designation, students will have to demonstrate a thorough understanding of measurement procedures and fundamental methodology. The CMS Designation is the only one of its kind and is the only comprehensive home measurement course available throughout the real estate industry.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: The Measure Man, LLC; 2 edition (December 9, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0615267173
• ISBN-13: 978-0615267173
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,407,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Leading expert on residential square footage and its influence on the home valuation process. Instructor, appraiser, Realtor and author. Offering new insights into real estate and appraisal issues, studying the power of size or square footage for over nine years. America's favorite real estate formula, price-per-square-foot, is 100% dependent on having accurate square footage. The sqft information contained in public records and the MLS should be sounding alarm bells across the country. The next real estate crisis may be the information crisis. Inaccurate sqft details are costing home buyers, sellers, and the insurance industry millions every year.