Going to take the AQB USPAP Course

[Ken B]

The Foundation had the book for the course posted on the Interenet for any interested party to download. The title of the book is Concepts and Principles of USPAP. I suspect that if one puts the title into an Internet search engine one might be able to find a copy. It may not be the most recent version, but it would allow students to get a flavor of the material.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Workbox]

Found IT! ON "PDF" http://www.appraisalfoundation.org/s_appraisal/bin.asp?CID=77&DID=1001&DOC=FILE.PDF Good Stuff.

It is good to see folks from this forum wanting to advance in their trade. I will be reading this myself.

 

[Michigander]

Thanks for the link Workbox, and thanks for the info Danny!

 

[Workbox]

Thanks for the link Workbox, and thanks for the info Danny!

I may not at that point in my career for such test, but please take what you learn from us in the trenches and use your new found education for what is truly important. Your Neighbors Trust.............Good Luck and many blessings, I and the young bloods, look forward in taking your classes. Cheers.

 

[Elliott]

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,

if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,

And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!

Rudyard Kipling

 

[Renee Healion]

Can't answer that question....but...it was the hardest exam I have ever taken. In one class I had a Phd, a Lawyer, and a CPA and they all said it was the hardest exam they had taken. May have been blowing smoke but may have been honest about it as well. Don't know how it is done now but when I took it, the exam was sent to a University in North Carolina to be graded by a Psychomatrician. Never heard of such a person before. Definetly not a simple matter of grading a multiple choice exam. At least that is what I was told. May be different now.

It's great that you're all taking the course. But me, I want to take this Psychomatrician course.
No matter what anyone says, I could always reply, "Fine, but who's the Psychomatrician here---Yeah, I thought so!"

(Good luck from your future student! Even Psychomatricians need USPAP.)

edit: sheesh, Step 1, spell new job title correctly. Psychometrician.
that looks even MORE impressive spelled right...

 

[xmusienb]

Psychomatrician

Also called psychometry.

 

[Mike Garrett RAA]

Psycho fits real well for the test...LOL. I am glad that someone mentioned that it is "the most correct answer".

God bless all of you. You will met a really nice guy, good appraisal instructor, and good appraiser while in Dallas. Look up Gary Eisenbraun from Colorado Springs. We need another instructor for our three schools as I am getting old and tired.

 

[Don Clark]

It's great that you're all taking the course. But me, I want to take this Psychomatrician course.
No matter what anyone says, I could always reply, "Fine, but who's the Psychomatrician here---Yeah, I thought so!"

(Good luck from your future student! Even Psychomatricians need USPAP.)

edit: sheesh, Step 1, spell new job title correctly. Psychometrician.
that looks even MORE impressive spelled right...

Thanks for the spelling lesson. I still like psycho better

 

[DWiley]

Just to clarify - yes a psychometrician has been involved in developing and analyzing the test. I would guess this is one of the most heavily reviewed exams in the appraisal profession. After each offering, statistsical analysis is used to evaluate every question and every response.

The test uses the concept of "best answer." The best answer is the one that is correct and most complete. Here is an example of that concept.

The primary colors used by most computer monitors are red, blue and green. Consider the following question:

Which of the following are primary colors used by most computer monitors?
A. Red and Blue
B. Blue and Green
C. Red, Blue and Green
D. Red, White and Blue

A and B are correct, but C is correct and more complete.

In order to get the best answer one must know the material, not merely be familiar with it.

One thing that is difficult for many students is that you have to "think USPAP." For example, if the question pertains to an "assignment" answering the question correctly will likely require knowing that an assignment has 3 elements (appraiser, client, valuation service). Of course, you have to also know the definitions of those terms

The difference between valuation services and appraisal practice is an especially difficult concept for some to grasp.