Top 5 Appraisal Membership Resources of 2020

McKissock’s Unlimited Learning Members enjoy 24/7 access to a wide array of online appraisal classes, webinars, videos, checklists, job aids, and other resources. Each month, we add new items to our membership library to provide the most current and relevant information to help you grow your appraisal career. Out of all the appraisal resources we’ve added to our library over the past year, here are the top five that received the best ratings from our members.

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1. Roof Types
This very popular, top-rated job aid provides a breakdown of the more common roof designs and the corresponding advantages and disadvantages of each.
Learn about gable roofs, hip roofs, gambrel roofs, flat roofs, mansard roofs, shed roofs, winged gable roofs, butterfly roofs, A-frame roofs, and more.
2. USPAP Compliant Commercial Appraisal Reviews
This top-rated recorded webinar is presented by AQB Instructor Toni Viens, MAI, SRA. In the seminar, Viens provides new details about the USPAP Standards that govern appraisal review for commercial real estate.
Viens’s presentation dives into complex commercial appraisal reviews for purchase, sale, estate planning, foreclosure, and litigation. She reviews best practices, USPAP Standards, and more.
3. Beginner’s Guide to Commercial Appraisal Review
Are you new to commercial appraisal review or curious about the opportunities that the field might offer? This Job Aid download is the perfect tool for you.
This helpful guide explains what kinds of clients a reviewer might work for, as well as the various report formats and guidelines that are relevant to each type of assignment.
4. Proven Test Taking Tips for Your Real Estate Appraiser Exam
Are you about to take your Appraisal Licensing and Certification exam and have knots in your stomach? Then you should listen to this webinar recording and let Doctor Sam Martin help relieve your test taking anxiety.
In this presentation, Dr. Sam Martin (Sam the Tutor) shares proven test taking tips such as time management, how best to answer multiple choice questions, what subjects you should study first, and much more.
5. Appraisal Review in the Real World: What a Bank Reviewer Wishes You Knew

What do bank reviewers and underwriters focus on when reviewing residential appraisals and why? In this top-rated recorded webinar, presented by Certified General Appraiser Julie Molendorp, you’ll learn real-life information related to a risk management-based viewpoint of appraisal reviews for lending purposes and why your underwriters ask what they do.
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