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July 12, 2010

Formulas & Conversion Tables for Appraisers & Assessors

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As real estate professionals you are called upon to determine acreages, review legal descriptions, and have a general understanding of property valuation.  Here are some sources that appraisers and assessors use that may help real estate professions like you and your clients better understand appraisal issues.

If you are perplexed by an appraisal term, here are several online appraisal terminology sources:

Appraisal Terminology, AAA Appraisal
http://www.aaaappraisal.com/html/info/terminology2.html

Appraisal Terminology, Luciano Appraisal Services
http://www.lucianoappraisals.com/gpage4.html

Appraisal Terminology, Maine valuation Company
http://www.mainevaluation.com/appraisal_terminology.asp

And forget trying to carry acreage formulas and conversions in our head.  A good online resource is Online Conversion http://www.onlineconversion.com/.  This easy-to-use resource can help you calculate the acreage of a property, convert square feet to square yards (say you are estimating carpeting that is sold by the yard rather than by the foot), and you can find out fun facts like the difference between a long ton, short ton, and a metric ton.

What are your favorite online sources for the work you do?

Posted on July 12, 2010 at 07:36 PM in Especially for Assessors, Especially for Real Estate Agents, R. E. Industry Professionals |

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