Posted by Cochise on March 16, 2009 at 14:50:57:
In Reply to: Re: AI, Appraisal Institute, MAI, TAX FRAUD, TAX AVOIDANCE posted by Cochise on November 27, 2008 at 13:03:01:
Jim Amorin, vice president of the Appraisal Institute, www.appraisalinstitute.org, and an appraiser with Austin, Texas-based Atrium Real Estate Services, recommends that everyone purchasing land, no matter how large or small the parcel is, work with an appraiser who not only has one of the main appraisal designations – MIA, SRA, ASA – but has experience working with vacant land.
“Appraising land can be one of the most complex assignments you can get,” Amorin said. “Land can bring untold riches or untold disaster.”
http://www.landreport.com/2008/04/how-to-make-sense-of-an-appraisal-number/