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Fundamentals of Real Estate Appraisal (Paperback)

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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This book cites 15 books:

Real Estate by G. F. Bloom on page 259, and page 266
Your Home Inspection Guide by William L. Ventolo in Front Matter, and page 75
Mastering Real Estate Mathematics by Ralph Tamper in Front Matter, and page 326
Cape Cod by Rh Value Publishing on page 78, and page 79
Residential Construction by William L. Ventolo in Front Matter, and page 76

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Modern Real Estate Practice in New York: For Salespersons and Brokers by Edith Lank on page 369
Your Successful Real Estate Career by Kenneth W. Edwards in Back Matter
Opportunities in Real Estate Careers, Revised Edition by Mariwyn Evans in Back Matter
California Real Estate Principles, 5E by Charles Stapleton on page 365
Opportunities in Real Estate Careers, Revised Edition by Mariwyn Evans in Back Matter

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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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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.