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Review Theory - General

Date: July 8 - 12, 2019 Location: Costa Mesa, CA

Course

Category	General [Gen]
Attendance Hours	30.0
Exam Hours	3.0
Current Price	$ 800.00 AI Price $ 1,100.00 Full Price

Instructor

Bonnie D. Roerig, MAI, AI-GRS

Jacinto A. Munoz, Jr., MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, AI-RRS

Location

Name	National University
Address	3390 Harbor Blvd.
City	Costa Mesa
State	CA
Zip	92626

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Sponsor / Contact

Chapter	Southern California
Website	www.sccai.org
Contact Name	Lianna Ayala
Email	lianna@sccai.org
Phone	(818) 957-5111x2

Description

Review Theory—General is the fundamental review course that all reviewers of assignments involving income-producing and other nonresidential properties should have in their educational background. It is a required course for individuals pursuing the Appraisal Institute General Review Designation (AI-GRS, Appraisal Institute General Review Specialist).

At the core of this course is the review process. Participants explore the seven steps outlined in this process as they apply to nonresidential properties. To be a reviewer, an appraiser must learn how to develop opinions of completeness, accuracy, adequacy, relevance, and reasonableness relative to the work under review. These opinions must be refined through tests of reasonableness to develop reconciled opinions of appropriateness and credibility.

The material provides a refresher on key valuation skills often required of reviewers, such as measuring financial feasibility in highest and best use analysis and various applications of the income capitalization approach. In addition, the course covers reporting reviews for income-producing property and the use of commercial review report forms, narrative reports, and oral review reports. Participants will gain practice in writing a scope of work statement for three types of assignments. They will also develop a template for a narrative review report on a property type of their choice (office, retail, apartment, etc.). By taking this course, participants will gain invaluable confidence in the fundamentals of review.

Please note: Designated Members and Candidates for Designation will receive the discounted AI Price for Advanced Education courses: Review Theory-General and Review Case Studies-General. All others will receive the Full Price.

Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
• Define review
• Distinguish between appraisal and review
• Evaluate the necessary knowledge and skills required to complete reviews
• Distinguish between trivial and material errors
• Identify types of review assignments and the process employed in the reviewer’s scope of work
• Recognize regulatory compliance issues for review appraisers
• Identify the steps necessary to effectively communicate the review

The Review Theory—General course is required for individuals pursuing the Appraisal Institute General Review Designation (AI-GRS – Appraisal Institute General Review Specialist). For more information regarding the requirements for the review designation, please click here.

If you are currently designated, click here for more information on the alternative path.

If you are currently a candidate for designation, or wish to become a candidate, click here for the specific designation requirements.

Recommended Texts
• Current edition of USPAP
• Current edition of Standards of Valuation Practice

• The Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal, 6th ed.
• The Appraisal of Real Estate, 14th ed.
• Appraising the Appraisal: The Art of Appraisal Review, 2nd ed.
• Capitalization Theory and Techniques Study Guide
• Market Analysis for Real Estate: Concepts and Applications in Valuation and Highest and Best Use
• Subdivision Valuation
• Scope of Work, 2nd ed.
• Review Theory and Procedures: A Systematic Approach to Review in Real Property Valuation

Downloads
• Table of Contents and Overview (PDF)
• Schedule (PDF)

Audience

• General Certified Appraisers

• Attorneys

• Accountants

• Government agency members

• Users of appraisal services

Equipment

• Laptop. This course includes writing exercises. Each participant will need his or her own laptop with word processing software.
• A financial calculator is required. The accepted model used in the course is the HP-12C. Note. Cellular phones, tablets, iPads, and other devices that connect to the Internet are NOT permitted during the exam.
• You must be familiar with basic calculator operations when the course begins. Answers to problems in the course material are shown using the HP-12C.
• Free Review: Using a Financial Calculator; Formulas, Symbols, Math Review, and Sample Problems and Financial Calculator Practice Exercises
• For additional help with the HP-12C calculator, take our online seminar, Using Your HP-12C Financial Calculator.

Prerequisites

None. However, please note that this course was written for appraisers at the General Certified level. Prior completion of the following courses is recommended:
• 15-Hour National USPAP Course
• Basic Appraisal Principles
• Basic Appraisal Procedures
• General Appraiser Site Valuation & Cost Approach
• General Appraiser Income Approach Part 1
• General Appraiser Income Approach Part 2

Participants must sign a waiver at the beginning of the course stating that they have the prerequisites. If they do not, they will not hold the Appraisal Institute responsible and will not expect to receive special attention during the course.

Disclaimer

Cancellation Policy

$150.00 cancellation fee.

Less than 7 days prior to program start date, forfeit of payment.

Program Material Policy

Beginning 4 weeks before the offering start date, program material will be shipped directly to the student. If this material has been shipped and you request a registration cancellation, you will automatically be charged a $25.00 fee and you may keep the material. Once the fee is charged, your refund will be processed. Material returns are no longer accepted. Contact the offering sponsor for more information.

Cancel Offering, $25.00 material fee.

ENROLLMENT
Enrollment is on a first-come, first served basis. If the event is filled, a waiting list will be retained. The Southern California Chapter reserves the rights to cancel, limit, or reschedule this event if the minimum enrollment level is not reached, and to change faculty assignments and facility locations at any time. Prospective students should confirm their registration before making any non-refundable airline reservations. There are NO transfers; you must cancel out of the offering.

ATTENDANCE
The Appraisal Institute enforces attendance requirements mandated by state licensing and certification regulatory agencies. The Appraisal Institute issues certificates for state certification/licensing or state continuing education credit that verify successful completion and attendance of 100%, with your grade notification letter for courses, or at the conclusion of seminars. One hundred percent (100%) attendance is required for all Appraisal Institute education programs. This follows Appraiser Qualification Board minimum criteria requirements.

PREREQUISITES
Some classes have prerequisites. Be sure to read the course description to find out if there are any prerequisites for this course.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS
Some classes have required textbooks. Be sure to read the class description to find out if there are any required textbooks for this course. There will not be any textbooks for purchase at the class. You must buy them ahead of time. If you arrive for a class without the required textbook credit for the class cannot be given and there will be no refund.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
Some classes require you bring a laptop and or other equipment. Be sure to read the class description to determine if any equipment is required. You are responsible for bringing your own extension cord(s). None will be provided. Please safeguard your equipment and personal belongings at all times. The Appraisal Institute, the Southern California Chapter, the Instructor or the facility will not be responsible for any loss of your personal belongings.

CLASS MATERIALS TO DOWNLOAD
Some classes are now available with downloadable materials. If you opted to download class materials instead of having them shipped to you, you will be required to bring the materials with you on a laptop or as a hard copy. If you do not have the materials with you credit for the class cannot be given and there will be no refund. Copies will not be available to you in the class. You are responsible for bringing your own extension cord(s). None will be provided.

ADA COMPLIANCE
It is the policy of the Appraisal Institute to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities who are participating in Appraisal Institute educational programs. If you need accommodations to participate because of a disability, please notify us in writing at least two weeks in advance of the program and we will arrange for reasonable accommodation. Without two weeks’ notice, accommodation may not be available.

COMPLETION CERTIFICATES
For scannable exams, written notification of results will be sent to the examinee approximately 15 business days from the date of receipt of the exams at the national office.
Certificates of completion for continuing education will be sent to the student in approximately 15 days from the date of the class. Express Grading is available. For more information contact the national office at (312)335-4207.

Program materials can be downloaded by the student or can be shipped directly to the student. If you choose to have the material shipped and do not receive your materials within 5 days before the offering start date, please call the sponsor to inform them.

Additional Information

CHECK IN AT 8:00 AM

CLASS STARTS AT 8:30 AM

NO BREAKFAST OR REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.

LUNCH: YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN

PARKING: FREE

TEMPERATURES IN CLASS ROOMS VARY. PLEASE DRESS ACCORDINGLY.

• FACILITY INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS

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