Product Description

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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Product Details

Publisher	Dearborn Real Estate Education
ISBN	1419505181
Format	Paperback
Author	William Ventolo,Martha Williams
EAN	9781419505188
Label	Dearborn Real Estate Education
Edition	9
Dewey Decimal Number	333.332
Studio	Dearborn Real Estate Education
Number Of Pages	446
Title	Fundamentals of Real Estate Appraisal
Release Date	2004-10-06
Publication Date	2004-10-06
Manufacturer	Dearborn Real Estate Education

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Customer Reviews

Good info, but D-R-Y W-R-I-T-I-N-G!

Review by M. Johnson, 2009-08-20

Pretty good overall, it covers the principles involved in appraisal in-depth. However, the writing style was horrible. The authors could definitely use a writing class or two. I found myself at the end of most paragraphs having no idea what I had just read. It was incredibly painful to finish this book, but worth it in the end.

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Basic, but good to keep.

Review by kapook, 2009-05-10

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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Never recieved - no contact from seller

Review by Marissa Mast, 2009-04-18

it has been over a month and I have emailed the seller multiple times and he will not respond. Do not trust this seller

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It's a toughie.

Review by Carolyn J., 2005-12-07

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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Great book for new appraisers

Review by G. Lameyer, 2005-10-09

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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