Business-valuation

Excellent book with very good practical issues. ...
I am a valuation expert since 25 years and a part-time teacher and this is the first realy well written book with a practical approach....

My career has been real estate appraisals for over 17 years now and I can confidently say that I have read at least 50 books on the topic of how to appraise real estate. This book was very impressive in the content and the layout and how everything is explained by the author. If you are a beginner or have many years of experience appraising homes (like me), you will be very happy if you read this book. Everything from the basics of the business, to details on the Direct Sales Comparison Approach, the Cost Approach, and the Income Approach, to details on how to make money as a real estate appraiser in your own business, are all covered very well and explained clearly - for beginners or experienced real estate professionals.
There were many additional topics covered by this book that I have not found in other appraisal books that I have read. Some of these topics were aspects of the business that would take you many years to learn and come across, or at least I know that was my experience in this business. There is good, detailed information about the type of appraisal accounts you can get to earn money in this business.
If you are a non-appraiser just looking for a book with a great overall explanation of how to appraise your own home or condominium, then this is the book for you. You'll find the book is detailed and easy to read and understand. What you learn should save you thousands of dollars in headaches and time by not making the mistakes that the book will warn you about. It's always better to learn from experienced appraisers, like myself or a book like this, since they will help you prevent making many errors when you buy or sell your house. You cannot rely on your real estate agent or broker since I can tell you from many years of experience - they don't know anything about how to determine the value of a house or condo the way a professional appraiser can do it. I hope this review is helpful to you. Happy house shopping if you're a home buyer! Good luck on your appraisal exam if you're an appraiser buying the book to help with getting your license.

I read a lot of excellent book reviews about this book from many well-known book reviewers. So I bought the book since I am an appraiser and found that they were correct - this is a great book for anyone to learn how the professionals appraise real estate. You don't need to be an appraiser to use this as a reference since the author explains everything very clearly and it's easy to understand. I highly recommend this to anyone in the real estate business or any home owner. I saw that some of the Top 50 book reviewers on Amazon have rated this book with 5 stars also. (Apparently the somewhat negative review written by "A reader from arlington, va United States" was written by someone who doesn't even know that this is a real estate APPRAISAL book and NOT a HOME INSPECTION book since he/she criticizes the book since it's not incredibly in-depth for HOME INSPECTORS. Obviously the book author is interested in writing content to train people about real estate APPRAISERS not to become home inspectors. The book author even mentions that in the book very clearly since the book author has a very in-depth home inspection book which goes by the different title of Home Inspection Business From A to Z. Maybe that "reader" should learn to "read" the title of a book before he orders it and writes a book review!!)

This is a fantastic book to learn how to decide what the price and market value is for you house or condominium or rental property. There was a ton of great and helpful advice that was excellent and easy to read and learn from. Many appraiser books are too technical and written only for professional appraisers but this book is written in a way that anyone can benefit from. When I wanted to sell my house I knew that I should not rely on what a real estate broker tells me since they just want to earn a commission. So I decided to read up on how to decide what price to sell my house and was able to do that properly with what I learned in this book. Great book for anyone interested in real estate. Highly recommended if you want to maximize your real estate profits and have a top appraiser walk you through the process every step of the way.