Professional Profile

I have been actively involved in the field of real estate since 1986 as an investor and as a Realtor since 1988. I have been performing appraisals for a fee since 1990 and have been licensed by the state of Ohio since 1994. I assist in the operation (as the Broker) of my wife’s real estate firm. In the past, I have instructed real estate and appraisal classes at Shawnee State University on an intermittent basis but I have not done so recently. I completed my exam as a Certified General Appraiser in Sept 2004 and have been licensed since 1994. I am an Associate member of the Appraisal Institute and presently an MAI candidate projecting completion in the next 18 months. Member National Association of Realtors Appraisal section.

Real Estate Education

Southeastern Business College – Portsmouth, Ohio: Principles and Practices of Real Estate, Real Estate Law.
Hondros Real Estate School – Columbus, Ohio: Real Estate Appraisal, Applied Residential Property Valuation, Uniform Standards of Appraisal Practice, Appraising Small Residential Income Property, Uniform Residential Appraisal Reports, Real Estate Finance, House Building from the Ground Up, Real Estate Brokerage, Red Flags and Environmental Concerns, Appraising from Blueprints and Specs, Real Estate Rehab, Real Estate Ethics, Core Law, Civil Rights, Fair Housing, and Appraising Complex Properties.

EDUCATION

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 1981
M.A., Higher Education

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 1980
B.S, Criminal Justice and Business Administration

ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND

Licensed Real Estate Broker and former sales agent since 1989. Full time appraiser since 1994. Experienced in business valuation both of present and former business ownership as well as third party valuations both of successful and unsuccessful businesses. Presently performing desk and field reviews of prior appraisals as well as Foreclosure evaluation services.