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by William L. Ventolo (Author), Martha R. Williams (Author) "The professional real estate appraiser estimates the value of real property (land and/or buildings)..." (more)
Key Phrases: city engineering commission, capitalized value method, property use conditions, Answer Key, Fannie Mae, United States (more...)
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Using an effective blend of theory and practice, this best selling textbook provides a strong foundation for understanding today's ever changing appraisal marketplace.

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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Dearborn Real Estate Education; 8 edition (July 10, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0793142709
  • ISBN-13: 978-0793142705
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #278,803 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The professional real estate appraiser estimates the value of real property (land and/or buildings). Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
city engineering commission, capitalized value method, property use conditions, subdivision development method, appraisal consulting assignment, cash equivalency technique, building residual technique, building recapture, real property appraisal report, equity capitalization rate, gross living area, sales comparison approach, estimating reproduction cost, appraisal assistance, land residual technique, total reproduction cost, sales comparison method, summary appraisal report, interior wall area, income capitalization approach, sales comparison analysis, historical rent, supervisory appraiser, potential gross income, property being appraised
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Answer Key, Fannie Mae, United States, Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, Appraisal Institute, Freddie Mac Form, The Cost Approach-Part, Fence Pool, Park Grove Drive, State License, Finished Rooms Below Grade, Standards Rule, State Certification, Fundamentals of Real Estate Appraisal, Parkside Blvd, Sale Price, Special Flood Hazard Area, Total Rooms, Verification Source Owner Sales, American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers, Expiration Date of Certification, Lender Easy Money Savings, Net Adj, Date Signed, Federal Housing Administration
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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars It's a toughie., December 7, 2005
By Carolyn J. (Ventura, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This is the text book that was assigned to my class, and I am taking an at-home course. I don't know if these guys are covering everything or not, but I can tell you this: they sure don't know how to write clearly. Sentences are long-winded and convoluted. I read each sentence over and over just trying to figure it out. I am taking notes by re-writing every paragraph. Appraisal school is difficult enough without having to decipher and translate the textbook into plain English. Today's example:

"The amount of the expected annual 'effective gross income' from the property, estimated by subtracting aniticipated vacancy and collection losses from potential gross income".

I translated that to:

"Effective Gross income equals potential gross income minus (anticipated vacancy + collection losses)."

It makes for very tedious studying.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent text, lousy index, February 18, 2004
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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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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for new appraisers, October 9, 2005
I have been working as an appraisal apprentice for 3 months. I have read 3 different books and this is the most concise and clear.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Basic, but good to keep.
it is easy to read thru and revise the terms in this kind of business. basic of appraisal , good one. (still reading)
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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... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Short on helpful advice
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.
Published on March 14, 2003 by David Burnie

5.0 out of 5 stars Do it yourself=save some money
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. Read more
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