About Us
I provide in-depth appraisal methodology information for appraisers. The methodology is not based upon experience or some guidelines developed from logic. Not at all - the methodologies presented were developed from researching regulations, codes and previous judicial decisions (case laws) pertaining to valuation issues.
Rather than limit myself to what most appraisal courses offer, namely the federal laws such as IRS, I research and present laws from all jurisdictions - all fifty states as well as the federal laws. After all, divorce is not within a federal court's control.
This approach came about when I was offered an opportunity to appraise items involved in a theft case. I contacted the five top appraisal theorists in the mid-1980s and asked them how to do the assignment. I was surprised to get five different answers. I declined the assignment.
Later that year I noticed a class offering for legal research as part of a legal assistant training course at the local college and I signed up for a semester of legal research and became proficient at locating laws pertaining to appraisers. When I finally researched the mandatory requirements for valuing property involved in a larceny, I discovered that not one of the five gurus had known the correct approach!
I started to research laws for assignments at hand as well as possible assignments. Soon I realized that with all my proper training as an appraiser, I maybe only really had learned 5 percent of what I should know.
Since not everyone learns or has the time to learn the same way, I developed more than one way to present methodology information. In fact, the best appraisers avail themselves of more than way in order to totally develop their skills.
•You can subscribe to AppraiserUnderOath.com where I have articles, on-line lessons, etc.
- an e-magazine is also available quarterly on the same website.
•You can sign-up for upcoming seminars on the topics you specifically want to study.
•You can acquire CDs to enhance your knowledge.
•You can retain me to help you on a particular case or assignment.
My advice is to retain me before you get into trouble - prevention is best.
Respectfully,
Bill Hoefer
