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Course Table of Contents         

1. Introduction
2. Overview of online appraising and the AOA
3. Terminology
4. Appraisal defined
5. Value definitions
6. scope of work defined
7. Appraisal objectives (i.e., purposes) defined
8. Intended use defined
9. Intended use: buying or selling property
10. Intended use: damage claims
11. Intended use: equitable distribution
12. Intended use: acquiring insurance
13. Intended use: introduction to federal tax liability applications
14. Intended use: federal deduction for non-cash charitable contributions
15. Intended use: federal inheritance & estate taxes
16. Intended use: federal deduction for casualty loss
17. Intended use: federal gift tax liability
18. Intended use: present worth of investment property
19. Intended use: liquidation
20. Intended use: bankruptcy
21. Intended use: state estate tax
22. Intended use: litigation
23. Intended use: ad valorem property taxation
24. Valuing ownership rights, Visual Artist's Rights Act (VARA) of 1990
25. Three types of property - values- approaches
 
First Term Exam (Covers L1-L25)
 
26. Three approaches to determining value
27. Value creators & characteristics
28. Depreciation — deterioration & obsolescence
29. Types of appraisals: prospective, current, retrospective
30. Fractional appraisals
31. Preliminary appraisals & Contingent appraisals
32. Hypothetical appraisals
33. Limiting conditions
34. Extraordinary assumptions
35. Using photographs & digital images
36. Blockage discounts
37. Valuation principles 
38. Identification & authentication
39. Steps in the appraisal process
40. Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)
41. Appraisal report formats
42. Describing property, sample descriptions
43. Disclaimers & Terms of Use
44. Writing the appraisal report
45. AOA Online Appraisal Report Writing Standard
46. Sample appraisal reports (this Lesson is not testable)
47. Research
48. 100+ Hot web sites for the appraiser (this Lesson is not testable)
49. Personal Property Appraiser Minimum Qualification Criteria (this Lesson is not testable)
50. Endangered/Threatened Species, Heritage Resources/NAGPRA (this Lesson is not testable)
51. Ethics
52. (reserved for future use)
53. The professional appraiser - business & professional development, basic appraiser techniques, office equipment, tools of the appraiser, sample letters & forms (this Lesson is not testable)
 
Second Term Exam (Covers L26-L52)

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