Jason L Ferris, MAI, SRA, Appraiser with Bell Ferris, Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky has partnered with the Appraisal Institute to develop a 7-hour continuing education seminar titled “Short Term Rentals: Impact on Real Estate Valuations”. The course offers real estate Read more…
Scope of Work is the key driver for properly completing an appraisal for any litigation. In my experience, working with couples who seek real estate appraisal for divorce litigation, there are up to five people that need to be considered: Read more…
Bell Ferris taught a record number of appraisers from the four Florida Appraisal Institute chapters this month. We had nearly 70 appraisers in attendance, a record number. The 4-hour continuing education seminar was packed with information about the sharing economy, Read more…
Bell Ferris will be teaching a 4-hour continuing education class for the Florida Appraisal Institute Chapters on Thursday, January 18, 2024 from 8am to noon. If you’d like to sign up or learn more, click here: January 18 Bell Read more…
On September 22nd, the Puerto Rico and Caribbean Chapter of the Appraisal Institute held a sold-out class on the Impact of Short Term Rentals on Real Estate Appraisals. Over 45 professional residential and commercial appraisers joined Jason L Ferris, MAI, SRA Read more…
We had a record turnout for our 7-hour continuing education course about short-term rental properties in August. Over fifty Tennessee appraisers joined our class to learn the proper procedures and techniques around appraising short-term rental properties. Short-term rental properties Read more…
Bell Ferris is excited to update our education calendar for 2023 and 2024. More dates are being added regularly, so we’ll post an updated schedule here. Upcoming Classes: South Carolina Appraisal Institue Chapter – Online 7-Hour CE – July 21, Read more…
The 2023 tax appeal season is upon us. The Jefferson County PVA has announced that 84,502 reassessments for the following neighborhoods have gone out: Downtown Central Business District (CBD), Old Louisville, Russell, Chickasaw, Portland, Park Hill, California, Pleasure Ridge Park, Read more…
Our Chief Appraiser, Jason Ferris, MAI, SRA, will be teaching a seminar for ProBank Education Services / Forvis to commercial bankers and lenders nationwide on March 14, 2023. The seminar will discuss how banks should view short-term rental (STR) properties, Read more…
Louisville, like most of the Midwest, you’ve heard me say before, is generally consistent, low risk, and relatively unexciting. For real estate investors, or should I say “long-term real estate investors”, this is good news. We just don’t have the Read more…
