Commercial Appraiser I
Description
Responsibilities
- Examines building characteristics on commercial, industrial, exempt, and occasionally residential properties.
- Drives to multiple property locations throughout the day, frequently getting in and out of the vehicle to conduct inspections and data collection.
- Ensures data accuracy by making necessary adjustments to collected information.
- Verifies property locations using field documents, aerial imagery, and GIS maps.
- Works independently and requires minimal supervision.
- Measures commercial and industrial buildings, performing complex calculations for properties of varying sizes, including large square footage.
- Identifies primary building uses and special parcel features.
- Captures clear digital images of properties and improvements.
- Updates parcel data in the client-approved CAMA system as needed.
- Analyzes income and expense information, either actual or estimated, upon client request.
- Verifies sales data for accuracy within the CAMA system and tracks personal productivity to meet targets.
- Analyzes market data—such as sales, rents, expenses, and cap rates—to support property valuations using the Cost, Income, and Sales Comparison Approaches.
- Performs final reviews and valuations of complex commercial and industrial properties.
- Communicates professionally with the public, explaining the purpose of visits and addressing questions or referring them to a supervisor.
- Represents Tyler and the client courteously to property owners and the public.
- Trains and leads commercial/industrial staff as needed.
Qualifications
- High School graduate or equivalent work experience
- Real Estate and/or appraisal experience is required; satisfactory performance as a Commercial Data Collector is preferred,but not required.
- May need to obtain and maintain necessary certifications as required by the jurisdiction in which one is working.
- Good written and oral communications skills
- Solid problem-solving skills involving the ability to research and investigate The valuation problem to be solved in a manner that is not misleading.
- Strong organizational skills including attention to detail with the ability to capture and record accurate and comprehensive Commercial / Industrial property details.
- Ability to work independently or collaborate with team members.
- The ability to read maps and establish the exact location of a property.
- Ability to visualize floor plan footprints.
- Must provide reliable transportation and carry personal liability insurance on the vehicle driven to perform job.
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license issued by the state in which the employee lives.
- Knowledge of the following software is preferred: Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access; GIS-based software; NCSS, SPSS.