Questions & Answers to Help You Pass the Real Estate Appraisal Exam

Customer Reviews

From my experience - considered the best review text for certified general

2007-11-27
After consultation with many teachers, the state appraisal board, and also other appraisers this was hands down the most recommended text for reviewing the certified general exam. I did feel the text was valuable in preparing for the certified general exam. I was told that the state exam was also prepared by the same author(s). There does need to be some updating particulary in the USPAP section because USPAP has changed significantly. When I took my state exam, there was a question about the departure rule, which had been retired at the time of the exam, so I suppose both the text and the exam need updating. There were also some flat out wrong answers in the review text. I had logged them at one point with the intention of bringing it to the publisher's attention but decided it was a waste of my time. At the time of my exam study (mid 2007) there were limited online and inclass review sources (that I could find) for the certified general exam so in my opinion that makes this text more valuable.

Questions and Answers to Help You Pass the Real Estate Appraisal Exams

2005-07-19
Excellent review for taking the Real Estate Appraisal Exam, it covers all topics at the proper degree of difficulty.

I TOO USED MR. TIRONE'S HP-12C BOOK TO STUDY FOR THE EXAM

2004-03-25
I purchased as much material as I could to help me through the appraisal certification exams, especially so to help me through the books I had to buy! It semed that I kept getting deeper and deeper with each book I purchased, the reviewed book included. I then saw one of my classmate's book on the HP12C, written by a Mr. John A. Tirone from Michigan. I purchased this book and used it to supplement the calculations in Mr. Fisher's questions and answers book as well as his Income Property Appraisal book.
The Tirone HP12C book was clear, comprehensive, and as said by others who have commented on Mr. Tirone's books, I was able to call him with questions on how to solve various income capitalization problems and also on how to fine tune my understanding of the Hewlett packard HP12C financial calculator. To my thinking, every appraisal text I have seen is deficient in assisting us students with the calculations on the HP finance calculators. Mr. Tirone's book and his giving no-charge approach to supporting his books and the topic are essentially lifesavers for most of us.

I used Mr. John A. Tirone's HP-12C Book to get me through th

2004-03-13
I used Professional real Estate Propblem Solving using the HP 12C to get me through this confusing book as well as help me get through "G1" and "G2" appraisal's computations materials. What stumped me was the lack of clarity in the Fihser Tosh book as far as computations. for coverage of the HP12C it was a lifesaver to have Mr. Tirone's HP-12C real estate book. Mr. Tirone was helpful as several in our class called him for help while trying to absorb the confusing aspects of the Fisher/Tosh book. Mr. Tirone should write a book like Questions and Answers... or team up with the likes of the authors of the reviewed book.
One example in the Tosh book shows a calculation using a terminal value-sales price of $10,000 when it should be $100,000. This gave us fits and I could not figure the problem out until I called Mr. Tirone and he showed us how to do the problem.

Didn't feel like it helped much but I did pass

2002-03-31
I was nervous before this test and I went through and answered every question in the book. The actual test seemed to ask significantly different questions. The result, however, was I passed with over 90 percent. Can you argue with that? It must have helped.

Don't waste your money if you already have the yellow book

2001-08-26
More than 200,000 appraisers are expected to take the real estate appraisal certification exam over the next few years. Newly revised and updated, this is the first authoritative exam guide to help appraisers prepare for the new state licensing requirements.

A necessity if you're about to take "the exam".

1998-12-30
I just took the certified residential appraisers exam and passed on the first attempt. I do have several years experience, but feel that this study manual gave me the added depth and confidence to pass the exam. (95% correct) Thank You, LWK - Brenham, Texas