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Course Information

 

All of Bert Rodgers Schools are accepted for distance learning by the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC), certified by the International Distance Education Certification Center (IDECC), and approved by the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board (FREAB). Our 7-Hour USPAP Update is approved by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of The Appraisal Foundation (AQB).  Click Here to view our Approval Letters.

 

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SPECIAL OFFERS
 

30-Hour USPAP, Mandatories, and Electives Special 2008—$329 
This special satisfies your 7-hour USPAP Update, 3-hour Florida Law Update, and Roles and Rules for Supervisors and Trainees Mandatory courses for the 2008 renewal. Includes the following 7 courses: 7-Hour National Equivalent USPAP Update; Florida Real Estate Appraisal License Law; Roles and Rules of Supervisors and Trainees; Fannie Mae Forms; Communicating the Appraisal; Neighborhood Analysis; and Manufactured Housing.


23-Hour Florida Law Update, Roles and Rules, and 17 Hours of Specialty courses—$229 

This special satisfies your 3-hour Florida Law Update, and Roles and Rules for Supervisors and Trainees Mandatory courses for the 2008 renewal. Includes the following 6 courses: Florida Real Estate Appraisal License Law; Roles and Rules of Supervisors and Trainees; Appraisal Principles, Communicating the Appraisal; Neighborhood Analysis; and Sales Comparison Approach.


13-Hour Mandatories Special—$179 
This special satisfies your 7-hour USPAP Update, 3-hour Florida Law Update, and Roles and Rules for Supervisors and Trainees Mandatory courses for the 2008 renewal.
 


 

INDIVIDUAL COURSES

Mandatories

7-Hour 2008-2009 National Equivalent USPAP Update
(7 Hours)
—$129 
This course meets the state and national mandatory continuing education requirements for a 7-hour USPAP update. Subjects covered include history, strategic design of, and recent changes to USPAP; as well as when USPAP applies, scope of work, and myths and misconceptions.

Florida Real Estate Appraisal License Law Update
(3 Hours)
$49 

This course meets the FREAB mandatory continuing education requirement for a 3-hour update of Florida real estate appraisal license law and FREAB regulations. Also covered are the revisions to the AQB 2008 Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria.

 

Roles and Rules of Supervisors and Trainees
(3 Hours)
$49 

This course is designed to familiarize you with the legal, ethical, educational, and practical requirements for supervisor and trainee appraisers and will offer a basic understanding of the roles and relationships of the Supervisor and the Trainee, highlighting the requirements of Florida law, as well as the impact of USPAP.

 

Electives


Appraisal Principles
(6 Hours
)$79 
The appraisal of real estate has as its foundation several important appraisal principles that are rooted in basic economic theory.  Developing accurate and reliable estimates of market value requires residential appraisers to possess a good understanding of these principles and the extent to which they affect value.  Using several case studies with residential applications, this course reviews the appraisal principles that are encountered most frequently by residential appraisers, including the principles of anticipation, change, substitution, conformity, progression, regression, balance, externalities, contribution, and supply and demand.


Communicating the Appraisal
(3 Hours
)$49 
Communicating the results of an appraisal investigation to the client and other intended users is just as important as the appraisal process itself.  A well-written appraisal report serves to convince the reader that the final estimate of market value is well supported, as well as based in logic and reasoning.  This course examines the different types of appraisal reports developed by general appraisers, basic reporting requirements, and how to write a convincing appraisal report to effectively communicate the appraisal process.

Fannie Mae Forms
(7 Hours)—$89 

As a practicing appraiser, you want to be familiar with the new forms and be able to competently complete them and this course is designed to help you.  As you complete the course you will be referred to a particular FNMA form.  The forms are included in your course as a PDF attachment.  We recommend you download and print the forms to have them available to you while reading the material. 

Manufactured Housing
(3 Hours
)—$49 
This course is about identifying, appraising, and reporting the appraisal results of manufactured housing.  As a practicing appraiser, you want to distinguish manufactured housing from other types of construction,  and use the 1004C form competently. This course is designed to help you do that. As you navigate the course, you will need to refer to the FNMA 1004C form.  It is included in a PDF format to download and print for your reference.

Neighborhood Analysis
(4 Hours
)$59 
Analyzing the subject neighborhood is an integral part of every appraisal assignment.  Residential appraisers must be aware of all forces affecting market value within the subject neighborhood.  Understanding and documenting these forces using the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) allows the residential appraiser to provide a well-supported opinion of market value.  This course explores neighborhood characteristics and boundaries; the four stages of the neighborhood life cycle; social, economic, governmental, and environmental forces influencing value; and practical applications of neighborhood analysis in residential appraisal scenarios.


Sales Comparison Approach
(4 Hours
)$59 
The sales comparison approach to value is a fundamental valuation technique in the appraisal of real estate, and particularly single family residences.  It is a straight-forward technique that is applicable in the valuation of most properties.  The majority of market participants can easily understand this approach to value.  For these reasons, residential appraisers use the sales comparison approach in almost all appraisal assignments.  Through case studies with residential applications, this course demonstrates how to effectively use this approach to value, ensuring that market data are verified and reliable, that the adjustments to the comparable sales are properly made, and that the reconciled indication of market value is well supported and explained within the appraisal report.

 

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