Qualifications of Michael J. Bernholz, SRA, CCIM, MAI
NEW YORK STATE CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE GENERAL APPRAISER
License# 46000005221
NEW JERSEY STATE CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE GENERAL APPRAISER
License# 42RG00084900
CONNECTICUT CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE GENERAL APPRAISER
License# RCG.00000780
Education:
Bachelor of Science Degree - Brockport University, Rochester, New York
Major in Business Administration
Minor in Real Estate Economics and Mathematics
Sucessfully completed the following 400 level Real Estate courses at Brockport University:
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Appraising
Real Estate Financing
Money and Banking
Principle of Real Estate
Successfully completed the following courses through the Society of Real Estate Appraisers:
Course 101; "An Introduction to Appraisal of Real Property"
Course 102; "Applied Residential Property Valuation"
Demonstration Lock-in
Awarded an educational scholarship by the Society of Real Estate Appraisers
Successfully completed the following courses through the Realtors National Marketing Institute:
CCIM Course 101; "Fundamentals of Real Estate Investment and Taxation"
CCIM Course 102; "Fundamentals of Creating a Real Estate Investment"
CCIM Course 103; "Real Estate Taxation and Marketing Tools for Investment Real
Estate"
CCIM Course 104; "Impact of Human Behavior on Commercial Investment"
CCIM Course 105; "Case Studies in Commercial Real Estate"
GRI 1 & 3 through the National Association of Realtors
Successfully completed the following courses through The Appraisal Institute:
Course 201; "Principles of Income Property Appraisaing"
Course 202; "Applied Income Property Valuation"
Course I410; "Standards of Professional Practice, Part A", April 19 - April 20, 1996
Course 0274-110; "Standards of Professional Practice, Part B", October 3 - October 4, 1997
Course II430; "Standards of Professional Practice, Part C", September 21, 2001
Course 2185-07; "Appraisal of Local Retail Properties", November 8, 2001
Course 2814-07; "Dynamics of Office Building Valuation", November 9, 2001
Successfully completed the following courses through the Appraisal Education Network:
"The Appraiser and Expert Testimony", May, 1995
Have also attended the following seminars:
How to fill out FHLMC Form 70/FNMA Form 40
How to fill out revised FNMA Form 1004
Employees Relocation Council, September 1988
Marshall Swift Valuation Service Segregated Method, October 1988
Professional Practice, through the Society of Real Estate Appraisers, April 1989
Uniform Industrial and Commercial Appraisal Reports
Boundary Law in New York, through the National Business Institute, Inc.
Assessment and Easements, September 1993
The New Uniform Residential Appraisal Report, October 1993
Appraisal Reporting of Complex Residential Properties, June 1994
Understanding Limited Appraisals - General, September 1994
Planning and Zoning Law Seminar, March 1995
Appraising Conservation and Preservation Easements, April 1995
The Appraiser's Complete Review, February 1996
Special-Purpose Properties: The Challenge of Real Estate Appraisisng in Limited Markets, October 1996
Comtemporary Valuation Issues as They Relate to Ad Valorem Taxation, through The American Society of Appraisers, Northern New Jersey Chapter #73, March 1997
Eminent Domain for Attorneys and Appraisers, through the National Highway Institute, September 1998
1999 Proposed USPAP Changes, Mid-Hudson Chapter, March 1999 (2 hours)
Litigation Appraising - Current Issues in Tax Centiorari, through the Mid-Hudson Chapter, April 14, 1999 (2 hours)
Litigation Case Studies, through Mid-Hudson Chapter, May 12, 1999 (3 hours)
Attacking and Defending an Appraisal in Litigation, through Long Island Chapter, October 8, 1999
Case Studies in Commercial Highest and Best Use, through Mid-Hudson Chapter, June 9, 2000
Subdivision Analysis , through Mid-Hudson Chapter, June 15, 2001
Eight Annual Spring Appraisal Conference, April 19, 2002
Scope of Work: Expanding Your Range of Services, through Mid-Hudson Chapter, September 16, 2003 (7 hours)
USPAP Update, through Mid-Hudson Chapter, October 8, 2003 (7 hours)
Small, Mixed-Use Properties, Mid-Hudson Chapter, 11/21/03 (15 hours)
Mathematically Modeling Real Estate Data, Mid-Hudson Chapter, 3/15/04 (7 hours)
Uniform Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions, Upstate NY Chapter, 7/7/04 (8 hours)
Appraising for FHA 2005, Manfred Real Estate Learning Center, Inc., 12/21/04 (15 hours)
Conservation Easements Valuation & Case Studies, American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, 4/25-27/06, (24 hours)
USPAP Update Course, 9/21/06 (7 hours)
Appraisal of Local Retail Properties, 5/17/07 (7 hours)
Experience:
Town of Olive Assessor, 1982
Treasurer, Ulster County Board of Realtors, 1984 - 1987
Board of Directors, Ulster County Board of Realtors, 1984 - 1987
Vice President, Ulster County Multiple Listing, 1989
Real Estate Broker, completed over 300 transaction. Million dollar seller, 1977 - 1987
Real Estate Appraiser, full time, self-employed from 1977 to present
President, Hudson Valley Appraisal Corporation from 1983 to present
In addition, we are approved to appraise for the New York State Department of Transportation, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (we are one of three companies selected statewide to appraiser for the DEP's Land Acquisition Program in the watershed areas serving New York City), the New York State Department of Conservation, the Watershed Agricultural Council, the New York State Job Development Authority, the New York State Domitory Authority, New York State Teacher's Union (NYSUT), the Office of Mental Retardation, Farmers Home Administration, Resolution Trust Corporation, F.D.I.C. and the United States Marshall.
Reviewer of commercial, narrative reports for numerous lending institiutions.
Testified as Real Estate expert in Surpeme Court on numerous occasions.
Types of Properties Appraised:
Single-Family, Multi-Family, Cooperative Apartments, Apartment Complexes, Condominium Projects, Subdivision Analyses, Industrial Properties, Motels, Restaurants, Hotels, Resorts, Golf Courses, Vacant Land, Farms, Marinas, Regional Shopping Malls, et al.
Memberships and Professional Affiliations:
SRA designated member of the Appraisal Institute
Member of New York State Society of Real Estate Appraisers
Member of Ulster, Orange, Greene, Columbia, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Dutchess and Westchester County Multiple Listing Systems
Member of National Association of Realtors
Member of New York State Association of Realtors
CCIM designated member of the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute
MAI designated member of the Appraisal Institute