BORDER  APPRAISALS

 

Fargo, ND

PO Box 9252, 58106

Phone: (701) 280-9000   Fax: (701) 364-2716

 

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                            James S. Dobbs

Current Licenses

Licensed Residential Appraiser, North Dakota, LA-1087

Certified Residential Appraiser Minnesota, 20051976


Appraisal Education

2003 National USPAP Standard And ethics Udate, July 2003

Factory Built Housing- Virtual Classroom, December 2003
• Appraisal 2002: Mandatory USPAP and Regulatory Update, August 2002
• Appraisal 2002: Robo Appraiser '02, August 2002
• Appraisal 109: USPAP Standards and Ethics Update, August 2002
• Appraisal 2002: The Business of Appraisal, June 2002
• Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice-VC, December 2001
• Houses: Twenty Cost-Effective Improvements, June 2001
• Underwriting Rural Properties/Rural Appraisals, July 2000
• Appraisal 108: Investment and Financial Analysis, June 2000
• Performing FHA Appraisals (New HUD Guidelines),  December 1999
• FHA & The Appraisal Process, August 1999
• Appraiser's Guide to Real Estate Construction, October 1998
• 1998 Agency/Fair Housing Case Studies, June 1998
• Environmental Hazards in Homes, June 1998
• Solving Tough Appraisal Problems, June 1998
• USPAP Standards & Ethics Update, June 1997
• Robo - Appraiser, Technology, June 1997
• Lead Based Paint Issues Course, December 1996
• Appraisal Standards & Ethics, October 1995
• Intro to Appraisal Practices I, October 1995
• Intro to Appraisal Practices II, October 1995
• Intro to Appraisal Principles I, October 1995
• Intro to Appraisal Principles II, October 1995

Professional Business Experience
• 1995 - present: Fee Appraiser
• 1990 -1996: Realtor in Fargo, ND and Moorhead, MN market
• 1986 - 1990: Decorating and Remodeling Contractor

Experience
• 9+ years of real estate appraisal experience
• 7 years of real estate sales experience
• licensed real estate appraiser in both ND and MN
• FHA approved appraiser in both ND and MN
• Completed 3500 appraisals as of September, 2004

Description of Assignments
• Conventional Real Estate Appraisals
• FHA Financed Real Estate Appraisals
• Estate & Divorce Appraisals
• Limited Appraisals for Second Mortgage purposes
• Compliance Inspections
• Plat Drawings