Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate

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Appraiser, Assessor, Real Estate Appraiser, Valuation Consultant

What they do:
Appraise real estate, exclusively, and estimate its fair value. May assess taxes in accordance with prescribed schedules.
On the job, you would:
  • Compute final estimation of property values, taking into account such factors as depreciation, replacement costs, value comparisons of similar properties, and income potential.
  • Prepare written reports that estimate property values, outline methods by which the estimations were made, and meet appraisal standards.
  • Inspect new construction and major improvements to existing structures to determine values.

Knowledge

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Business

  • customer service
  • administrative services

Engineering and Technology

  • computers and electronics
  • building and construction

Math and Science

  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Skills

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • reading work related information

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Abilities

Verbal

  • listen and understand what people say
  • read and understand what is written

Ideas and Logic

  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • use rules to solve problems

Math

  • choose the right type of math to solve a problem
  • add, subtract, multiply, or divide

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Independence
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Stress Tolerance

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Data base user interface and query software

  • Microsoft Access Hot Technology
  • Yardi software Hot Technology

Video conferencing software

  • Google Meet

Analytical or scientific software

  • Construction Management Software ProEst
  • MicroSolve CAMA

Education

Education: (rated 4 of 5)

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