Sam is now performing voiceovers! Check out http://www.sammartinvo.com and call Sam if
you have any questions!
Thanks for everyone for making our CE series a
smashing success!
Sept 21, 2009
NEW CE COURSES at Solex College!!
Sept 24, 25, 26 and 27. Subjects include Green
Appraisal and the USPAP Update.
Call Olga at 847 495 7103!! Discount if you order
all four at once.
May 31, 2009
Hal London and I are starting a school! Appraisal
CE courses will be offered in June, July and August! Special
pricing if you take all 28 hours from us. Watch for a mailing
soon! And keep coming back here for more details!
January 1, 2009
Happy New Year!!
September 10, 2008
Sam is now adjunct faculty for Axia College of the
University of Phoenix. He will be teaching the online Critical
Thinking courses!
Sam is also a CDEI certified instructor for IDECC
August 27, 2008
Sam has been named Vice Chair of the Education Workgroup of
the Chicago
Association of Realtors!
Sam just received the Master
Online Teacher Certificate from the Illinois Online Network (ION), a part of the
Global Campus of the U of I.
Appraisal Principles is running Monday, August 25th, 2008
at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. Call Diane Tarver at
847 925 6065 now for information.
Thanks to all the people who attended the USPAP Update. If
you would like to hold a class for your group, give me a call.
I can help!
2008 USPAP Update Course!!
We ALL need a 2008 7-Hour USPAP Update. Well, here it
is!!
May 31, 2008
8 AM to 5 PM
$188 INCLUDES
BOOKS!
Call Harper College at 847-925-6300
Ask for
Course LRE 0003-001
***Call on Tuesday, so we know how many
books to order***
April 24, 2008:
Reminder: A PRINCIPLES CLASS is starting April 29 at the
Chicago Association of Realtors! AND Residential Report
Writing starts at Harper College May 12!
Call me
for details: 847 352 2950
April 1, 2008:
Appraisal Principles is beginning April 29, 2008, at the
Chicago Assn of Realtors. Call for details! 847-352-2950.
April 1, 2008:
The last AMP Review was great fun. Call for details about
our next state appraisal exam review.
March 27, 2008:
The Appraisal Review is tomorrow!
We have plenty of room. Come one, come all! See details to
the right!
March 22, 2008:
My appraisal review class is scheduled for Friday,
March 28. See the note to the right.
March 11, 2008:
Our wonderful cat Fluffy has just passed away. She
was suffering, so this was a blessing. She will always remain
in our hearts.
February 28, 2008:
1) Truman College kinda forgot to renew their
appraisal course licenses. If anyone was going to attend the
class starting March 4, those courses are canceled. If you
would like to take appraisal courses, please call me at: 847
352 2950, or e-mail me at: sam@samthetutor.com. I can give you
direction. :-)
2) My appraisal review class is scheduled for
Friday, March 28. See the note to the right.
February 15, 2008:
Our prayers are with the families of the students of NIU. May peace be with
them.
January 29, 2008:
***The Chicago Association of Realtors is offering
the first of three appraisal courses you need to become an
Associate Appraiser in Illinois. Please call 312 803 4900
and ask for the school. The name of the course is Appraisal
Principles, and it starts February 19. Or go to www.chicagorealtor.com and look up the
school. NOW is a good time to start a new
career.***
January 25, 2008:
Let's learn some basic appraisal terms!
Watch the pirate. :-)
January 19, 2008:
Unemployed? Underemployed?
Harper College is offering the Principles course
starting January 23, 2008! Sign up now by calling Mary Lanus
at
847 925 6000. Or ask for Continuimg
Education.
January 7, 2008:
Did licensing kill the Appraisal
Profession?
January 1, 2008:
Happy New Year!
To ring in the new year, how about a Principles of
Appraisal Course? This is the first course you take, to become
an Associate Appraiser.
Harper College is offering the Principles course
starting January 23, 2008! Sign up now by calling Mary Lanus
at 847 925 6000.
Grats to Lane Tech, my old alma mater, on landing
new software that will tie all of their school's computers
together with their instructors! See the article HERE
for more details!
By the way, Lane has more PhD alums than ANY other
high school in the country. :-)
December 21, 2007:
Happy Holidays!!
December 5, 2007:
Who needs a residential report writing course
before the year's end?
Harper College has one starting Monday, December
10, 2007! Call Mary Lanus NOW at 847 925 6000 if you need this
valuable course for your residential certification!!
December 3, 2007:
The Chicago Assn of Realtors is holding another
Appraisal Principles course starting this Saturday, Dec 8,
2007! Call 312 803 4900 to sign up! :-)
Please let
interested friends and relatives know!
November 23, 2007:
The Chicago Assn of Realtors is holding an
Appraisal Principles course starting this Tuesday, November
27, 2007. Call 312 803 4900 to sign
up!
November 22, 2007:
HAPPY Thanksgiving!!
November 16, 2007:
Congrats to everyone who passed their Illinois
experience audit for certified appraiser! Click HERE
to see the list. Link courtesy of ICAP.
November 1, 2007:
Need a Residential Sales and Income Course before
the 2008 deadine?? This used to be Non-Residential Methods.
Harper College is running this course starting November 7. Act
now, or you might be bound by the new qualification!! Call
Mary Lanus at 847 925 6000. Act now! :-)
October 30, 2007:
Thanks to everyone who made the AMP Review and the
informal get-together such successes! I couldn't do these
things without you! :-)
The next review will be in March. Keep your eyes on
this site for more details.
October 20, 2007:
How about another informal
get-together? We haven't had one in a while! Sunday, October
28, 2007 at 2 PM (until we get tired and leave!). Cannot make
2 PM? Come a little later; someone will be there. (Maybe call
first?) At the Corner Bakery in Schaumburg, in Streets of
Woodfield. Be there, or be a rectangle.
October 5:
Appraisal Principles is starting Saturday,
October 13, 2007. Call the Chicago Assn of Realtors at 312 803
4900 for details! This class will be at the South location
(76th and Pulaski). We need a couple more folks to run this
class! :-)
September 28, 2007:
****Late USPAP Update Course Added!!
Call the Chicago Assn of Realtors
at:
312 803 4900 and ask for the
school.
The class is being held at 200 S
Michigan Ave, Tuesday, Oct 2, 2007
from 8:30 to 4 PM.
Call and reserve a spot. If they don't
get enough interest, this course will cancel.****
August 20, 2007:
Check out Harper
College's Appraisal CE courses. Need CE before the September
30 deadline? Call Mary Lanus at: 847 925 2686! Don't forget to
ask about veterans' benefits.
August 20, 2007:
Harper College
is offering an
Appraisal Principles course starting Monday,
August 27! Let your friends know! This is one of the
three courses you need to become an appraiser. Call Mary Lanus
now at: 847 925 2686 for details. Don't forget to ask about
veterans' benefits!
August 20, 2007:
Mortgage
Fraud Link at the FBI Website!
August 1, 2007:
Thanks to everyone who attended the
last AMP Appraisal Review. It was a smashing
success.
The next review will be Friday,
October 26, 2007. Call now to book a spot!
July 6, 2007:
The next AMP Appraisal Review will be
July 26, 2007. There won't be another until later in the year,
so act NOW if you want a review. :-)
Appraisal CE at CAR:
Click
Here!!
All of CAR's CE courses are good, but it would
be nice if you would take your CE from me. :-)
Appraisal CE
at
Harper
College!
E-mail Amy at:
avogelge@harpercollege.edu
to
register.
August 27 USPAP Update
August 29
URAR Form
Sept 5 Condo Form
Sept 10 Multi-Family
Form
Sept 12 USPAP Update
Sept 17 URAR Form
Sept 19
Condo Form
Sept 24 Multi-Family Form
Sept 26 USPAP
Update
All CE courses are approved for 7 hours of Appraisal
CE credit.
See you in class!
June 16, 2007:
Thanks to the folks
who
came to the
get-together!
There were about ten people,
and a
fun time was had by all!
June 1, 2007:
Let's have a
get-together!
Saturday June 16,
2007,
1-4 PM
Corner
Bakery
Schaumburg,
Illinois.
Network, grouse, talk USPAP
(fun!)
and have a good time.
May 22, 2007:
The AMP Review scheduled for May 25 is
cancelled. The next review will be Thursday, June 28, 2007.
April 26:
Unbelievable!
April 23:
1) Congratulations to Brian Weaver,
the new Director of Appraisal in Illinois! Kudos!
2) Appraisal CE Classes will start
running at Harper College very soon. An announcement with
dates will be posted here shortly!
3) The Review class this Friday (April 27,
2007) is cancelled. The next review will be: Friday, May 25,
2007.
April 17, 2007:
If you are interested in the April
Review class, please sign up by Friday, April 20, or
the class might be cancelled.
April 17, 2007:
My prayers are with the victims and
the families of the Virginia Tech Massacre.
April 3, 2007:
Who needs Certification
Classes?
YOU
DO!
And Harper College has
two
residential cert classes
starting
soon:
Residential Sales/Income
Approach
(LRE 1143; RES 143)
Monday,
April 9. 6:30
AND
Residential
Report Writing
(LRE 1144; Res
144)
Monday, May 7,
6:30
Register NOW for these
important classes!
March 5, 2007:
Are your workfiles
USPAP-compliant? Are your
appraisals?I can review your practices and
make
recommendations.Consider it
a "pre-investigation" review.
What is going on in
theState of Illinois?When
will we have anew Director?
Hmmm?
Thanks to the folks who
came to the February Review!
The next Review is set
for March 30. Call now to reserve your
spot.
January 29, 2007:
Thanks to all who came
to my little get-together. A fun
time was had by all!
January 19, 2007:
Let's have a little get-together!
Saturday, January 27, 2007,
at the Corner Bakery in Schaumburg, from 4 PM
to 7 PM? No RSVP needed. All are invited.
TANSTAAFL rules!
January 19,
2007:
The January 5th Review was a rousing
success! I have already had feedback
from two participants who passed their state
exams (one for the Associate License, and one
for the Certified Residential). There is
still room for the January 26 review!
December 19, 2006:
Some of my students are trying to
set up a review class for January 5, 2007. They almost have
enough to make it run. IF you are interested, give me a call
and sign up! The next scheduled review will be January 26,
2007.
**Thanks to ALL of the students
who just completed the Residential Certification classes at
Harper College. You were a joy to learn
with.**
November 24:
My dear dog Chewy just passed
away.
Here are his
pictures:
November 21:
As long as the client has direct
access to the appraiser, pressure will be placed on the
appraiser. The appraiser will feel pressure to comply with
client requests for higher values, and the appraisal process
will be circumvented and corrupted.
A neutral agency (The Appraisal
Foundation?) is needed, through which appraisal orders may be
placed. This agency would order the appraisal and act as a
liason with the appraiser, thus removing unethical pressure
from the appraiser's shoulders.
Until this happens, Appraisal Fraud
will be pandemic. And at the heart of ALL mortgage fraud,
there is appraisal fraud.
See the Demos article echoing these concerns.
November 20:
The November 17 Review was a
smashing success! Thanks to all who came!
The next review will be: Friday,
January 26, 2007.
Please enroll now by calling
Sam,
to lock up your
spot!
There will be NO review
in
December! So call now for the
January
Review!
October 24 :
The AMP Review class originally scheduled for
October 27 has been cancelled. The next review will be:
Friday, November 17, 2006. See information on the right side
of this website.
October 9 , 2006:
The last informal meeting was:
Saturday, October 7th, 2006
4 PM to 7:30 PM
at The Corner
Bakery in
Schaumburg, Illinois.
Come and network, schmooze, etc!
A great time was had by all!
Plan to attend next time. Keep your eyes on
this site for details!
October 9, 2006:
The strike that is set for October 9, 2006
(Monday) at Harper College will NOT affect appraisal
classes.
Sept 19, 2006:
Harper College just got TWO new residential
certification classes approved!
**Residential Report Writing** and
**Residential Sales Comparison Approach and
Income Approach**. These newly licensed classes will count
towards certification beyond 1/1/2008!
Check out the Harper College website to
register now.
MIT's OpenCourseware program: 1,400 free
courses offered via Distance Learning!
I I want one!!
Harper
College, the Chicago Association of Realtors, and
Truman College have the newly
licensed appraisal pre-licensing courses up and running! These
classes will grandfather through the 1/1/2008 qualification
changes for certification. Wherever you take your classes,
make sure that your school can make the same claim, or you
might be taking those classes over again. Read this!
Harper College is in the process
of getting approval for newly-licensed Residential Report
Writing and Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approach
classes. Stay tuned for an announcement when these
certification classes get their new licenses.
***The LAST INFORMAL
MEETING was SATURDAY, August 12,
2006, from 4 PM until roughly 7 PM, at the Corner Bakery Cafe in
Schaumburg. A good time was had by all!
Many business cards were exchanged!****
I highly recommend REEA, for
anyone interested in adult education and training.
Appraisal Fraud is on the Rise! Thanks to
ICAP for the heads-up. Read about it
here!
***I have advocated removing
direct contact between client and appraiser for years. It's
good to see someone else championing this cause as
well.***
