Start with a High Quality Pre-licensing Curriculum

Appraisal Pre-Licensing Education from BrightPath Education Services gives you the competitive edge!  We offer excellent quality in-class courses that will provide you with knowledge you need to become a professional appraiser. Check out our appraisal pre-licensing courses below.

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Ninety (90) hours of qualifying education courses are required to take and pass before submitting your application to the North Carolina Appraisal Board to become a Registered Trainee. 

Even if you think you will eventually become a General Appraiser, these are the classes that you need to take to become a Registered Trainee appraiser in North Carolina. 

The classes below each have an in-class exam at the end. The fee includes books and handouts.

If you are getting ready to take your licensing exam we recommend that you also purchase our Exam Prep material.

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I. Basic Appraisal Principles – (30 Hours – 4 days)

• A. Real Property Concepts and Characteristics
• 1. Basic Real Property Concepts
• 2. Real Property Characteristics
  3. Legal Description
• 4. Legal Consideration
• B. Forms of Ownership
• 1. Public and Private Controls
• 2. Real Estate Contracts
• 3. Leases
• C. Influences on Real Estate Values
• 1. Governmental
• 2. Economic
• 3. Social
• 4. Environmental, Geographical & Physical
• D. Types of Value
• 1. Market Value
• 2. Other Value Types
• E. Economic Principles
• 1. Classic Economic Principles
• 2. Application and Illustrations of the Economic Principles
• F. Overview of Real Estate Markets and Analysis
• 1. Market Fundamentals, Characteristics and Definitions
• 2. Supply Analysis
• 3. Demand Analysis
• 4. Use of Market Analysis
• G. Ethics and How They Apply in Appraisal Theory and Practice

II. Basic Appraisal Procedures – (30 Hours – 4 days)

• A. Overview of Approaches to Value
• B. Valuation Procedures
• 1. Defining the Problem
• 2. Collecting and Selecting Data
• 3. Analyzing
• 4. Reconciling and Final Value Opinion
• 5. Communicating the Appraisal
• C. Property Description
• 1. Geographic Characteristics of the Land/Site
• 2. Geologic Characteristics of the Land/Site
• 3. Location and Neighborhood Characteristics
• 4. Land/Site Considerations for Highest and Best Use
• 5. Improvements – Architectural Styles and Types of Construction
• D. Residential Applications

III. Residential Market Analysis & Highest and Best Use – (15 Hours – 2 Days)

• A. Residential Markets and Analysis
• 1. Market Fundamentals, Characteristics & Definitions
• 2. Supply Analysis
• 3. Demand Analysis
• 4. Use of Market Analysis
• B. Highest and Best Use
• 1. Test Constraints
• 2. Application of Highest and Best Use
• 3. Special Considerations
• 4. Market Analysis
• 5. Case Studies

IV. 15 Hour National USPAP Class- (15 Hours – 2 Days)

• A. Preamble and Ethics Rules
• B. Standard 1
• C. Standard 2
• D. Standards 3 to 10
• E. Statements and Advisory Options

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