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[Sid Holderly]

Make the narrative questions into math problems, this often leads to the answer direction. Remember extraordinary is possible and hypothetical might not be possible.
State law penalties; acronyms, math, realx. Questions often build on earlier answers. If such a later question has possible answers that do not look right review the earlier question from which it was based.

 

[Lockdawg71]

What areas are giving the most trouble? Computational? USPAP? Terminology?

The computational mostly. I emailed a wonderful woman in the Ohio Div of Real Estate that I've been talking with through this whole process over the last 2 years, and she gave me some tips of where to go to find help with studying. I'll post them in case anyone else needs the same help!

 

[Lockdawg71]

What areas are giving the most trouble? Computational? USPAP? Terminology?

The computational mostly. I emailed a wonderful woman in the Ohio Div of Real Estate that I've been talking with through this whole process over the last 2 years, and she gave me some tips of where to go to find help with studying. I'll post them in case anyone else needs the same help!

Some of the questions have no correct answer on purpose.
They are questions that are "being tested", but will throw you off, and eat at you.
So, some of the trick to passing is don't get hung up on something that's throwing you for a loop.
Skip it, finish what you don't know, then go back to the ones you skipped and look at the wording carefully.
Recognize that the ones without correct answers are not counted against you, so, if you can't figure out what they are asking, chose the best thing you can relate to an answer and don't let it tear you up.

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This is wonderful help! I seriously thought I had lost my mind when trying to do some of the problems. I COULD NOT come up with any of the answers they had available no matter what I did. lol

 

[Lockdawg71]

Are you able to answer and comprehend these AQB sample questions?

https://appraisalfoundation.sharefile.com/share/view/sd0ae50d73394998a

Try and incorporate questions of this caliber into your study routine.

I'll check them out for sure! Thanks so much!!!

 

[Lockdawg71]

You all have been very helpful! Thank you all!! I don't know ANYONE else that is pursuing this career right now. (I know there are folks, I just don't know any.) My parents-in-law have had their Appraisal company since the 80's and want to retire so they came to me a couple of years ago and presented me with the opportunity to learn the trade and take over the company. How could a girl refuse taking over a very well known, already established, A+ accredited BBB company? A wonderful lady at the Ohio Division of Real Estate also sent me some helpful info. I'm pasting it below in case anyone else is struggling the same way I am. Again...thanks to you all!!!

The Appraisal Institute has study guides and material.
You may also want to refer to the Appraisal Foundation for study guides as well as they write the exams. Link below.
http://www.appraisalfoundation.org/...spx?hkey=50cf1d9e-6430-4e5d-ac6e-2fe92352cbdf

 

[BRCJR]

Are you able to answer and comprehend these AQB sample questions?

https://appraisalfoundation.sharefile.com/share/view/sd0ae50d73394998a

Try and incorporate questions of this caliber into your study routine.

Check number 7.....is it right or wrong?

 

[Deleted member 152047]

Check number 7.....is it right or wrong?

I got 648,267 gallons.

 

[Overimprovement]

I got 648,267 gallons.

I do as well. But I also note the answer still would not be correct because two retention ponds would be needed...

 

[Overimprovement]

Some of the more difficult computational questions I recall were the various methods of depreciation/obsolescence in the cost approach-factoring in curable vs incurable, etc. Its not that the math is hard, just setting the problem up correctly, knowing the numbers to plug in, etc.

Best of luck to you and thanks for posting the information you uncovered, sure others will find it helpful!

 

[Basically Rectangular]

Check number 7.....is it right or wrong?

I also got 648,267. The closest answer to that is "C".

Perhaps they are trying to prepare you for the messed up questions on the exam with no correct answers?