Steven S. Mayhew
Certified Residential Appraiser, Mortgage lending
Boise, ID · (810) 555 0149 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/stevensmayhew
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Nine years in residential appraisal, six as an independent fee appraiser
INDUSTRIES
Mortgage lending, estate and divorce valuation, property tax appeals
SPECIALTIES
Sales comparison approach, cost approach, view and acreage adjustments, new construction
SYSTEMS
Alamode Total, Multiple Listing Service data, CoStar, Marshall and Swift cost data, Microsoft Excel
CREDENTIALS
Certified residential appraiser, Idaho Real Estate Appraiser Board; Federal Housing Administration appraiser roster
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in agricultural economics, University of Idaho
Executive Summary
Certified residential appraiser completing roughly 260 lender assignments a year across Ada and Canyon counties. Works mostly single family and condominium reports on the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report, with sales comparison as the primary approach and cost support on newer construction. Nine years appraising, six of them independent.
Signature Achievements
- Completed about 260 residential appraisal assignments a year at an average turnaround of four days.
- Held revision requests from lender review below three percent across two years of assignments.
- Cleared a state board complaint with no action after producing the workfile required by the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
- Added Federal Housing Administration roster work that now makes up a third of the practice.
- Built a paired sales analysis for view lots that supports adjustments across the foothills submarket.
- Grew the client list from four lenders to eleven without any marketing spending.
Professional Experience
Independent Real Estate Appraiser
Basin Ridge Appraisal, Boise, ID 2020 to present
Sole practitioner completing lender, estate and divorce assignments across Ada and Canyon counties.
- Prepares Uniform Residential Appraisal Report assignments for eleven lender clients and two appraisal management companies.
- Develops the sales comparison approach with paired sales support for view, acreage and outbuilding adjustments.
- Applies the cost approach on new construction and unusual improvements using published cost data and local builder pricing.
- Maintains the workfile for every assignment to meet the record keeping rule under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
- Testifies in county property tax appeals and in about two divorce matters a year.
Staff Appraiser
High Desert Valuation Group, Meridian, ID 2017 to 2020
Completed residential assignments for a regional appraisal firm serving credit unions and mortgage brokers.
- Produced about 20 reports a month under the review of the supervising certified appraiser.
- Inspected properties, measured improvements and photographed subject and comparable sales.
- Researched Multiple Listing Service and county assessor records for sales and listing data.
Licensure and Certification
Certified residential appraiser, Idaho Real Estate Appraiser Board, license number CRA4471
Federal Housing Administration appraiser roster
Practicing affiliate, Appraisal Institute
Education
Bachelor of Science in agricultural economics, University of Idaho
Qualifying education for the certified residential credential, Appraisal Institute
Core Skills
Sales comparison approach · Cost approach · Paired sales analysis · Uniform Residential Appraisal Report · Workfile documentation · Alamode Total · Multiple Listing Service research · Property inspection · Expert testimony · Client management