 Professional Appraiser Qualifications
Dan Birchman received the degree of "Master of Business Administration" (MBA) from the University of Texas, at Austin. Specializations: Real Estate & Small Business; a master thesis paper: "Contemporary Appraisal Theory for Residential Real Estate".
Dan Birchman is a "Texas State Certified General - Real Estate Appraiser"; as well as, a "Texas State Licensed - Real Estate Broker". He has been active in the Austin & Central Texas Real Estate Marketplace since 1983. His experience includes real estate appraisals, construction, and brokerage of well over 10,000 properties within the Austin/Central Texas marketplace.
Dan Birchman is recognized by the State of Texas, various Courts of Law, Financial Institutions, Investors, Relocation Companies, & Federal Institutions, as an expert in matters of residential real estate "Market Value" and "Marketability", as well as, "The Home Buying Process" and "Buyer Agency"; and within the Austin/Central Texas Marketplace.
University Education Summary:
- Texas A&M University: Bachelor of Science (BS)
- The University of Texas: Master of Business Admin (MBA)
- Texas State University: Post Grad Studies: Land Planning & Environmental Mgmt
A Partial List of Specialized Education: The Society of Real Estate Appraisers courses 101, 102, 201, 202, Capitalization A & B, case studies, complex property, ethics, report writing, standards; various Appraisal Institute courses, to include USPAP, Case Studies, Report Writing, FNMA guidelines, Relocation Services, Litigation & Expert Witness, Construction, Property Inspections, and others; various UT/Austin graduate classes, Urban Land Economics, Development, RE Law, Contract Law, RE Finance, and others; various Texas State University graduate classes, Environment Policy & Law, Land Planning & Dev., Environmental Management, & others; various real estate classes with Texas A&M Center for Real Estate; and various classes & accredited designation programs from the Natl Assoc of Realtors, Texas Assoc of Realtors, local boards of Realtors, the SMU Law School, the FNMA, the HUD/FHA, and the Natl Assoc of Exclusive Buyer Agents.
Numerous real estate appraisal, brokerage, & construction seminars from various private & public educational sources; to include topics of construction, inspections, contract negotiations, negotiating strategies, agency law, contract law, relocation, new home site selection, taxation issues, homebuyer & consumer protection issues, homebuyer advocacy, litigation & expert witness testimony, site and subdivision development, septic & well systems, and others.
Professional Memberships & Licenses:
- Texas State Certified
General Real Estate Appraiser
(TX-1320277-G)
- Texas State Real Estate Broker (Lic #0333153)
- Appraiser Member of the ERC (Employee Relocation Council)
- RAC (Relocation Appraisers & Consultants) Active Appraiser Member
- Broker Member of the National Assoc of Realtors, Texas Assoc of Realtors, & the Austin Board of Realtors
- Senior Certified Member & past Board of Directors Member of the National Assoc of Exclusive Buyer Agents
- GRI designation from TAR (Texas Association of Realtors)
- ABR designation from REBAC (Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council)
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