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How do you become an Appraiser?
Florida has four levels of appraisers. Each level is outlined below. Note: All requirements are subject to change pursuant to State Law.
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State Certified General Appraiser (FREAB 10)
A Certified General Appraiser means a person who is certified by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation as qualified to issue appraisal reports for any type of real property.
Application Requirements:
AGE REQUIREMENT: Must be at least 18 years of age.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: You must have a United States Social Security number to apply. You may visit the Social Security Administration website for information on how to obtain one.
QUALIFICATIONS: Must hold a valid high school diploma or its equivalent and have a valid Social Security Number.
PRE-LICENSING EDUCATION: Must complete 300 classroom hours of approved pre-licensing education, a Bachelors degree, or higher from an accredited college or university. Please see a Administrative Code 61j1-10.003 for complete details.
EXPERIENCE: Must have obtained experience when registered under a certified appraiser or when certified as a Residential Appraiser. That experience must consist of a minimum of 3000 hours, a minimum of 23 summary or self-contained reports in a narrative format or 12 nonresidential summary or self-contained reports, 135 non-narrative supportable and documented appraisal reports and obtained over a 30 month, or more, time period. All experience gained must be USPAP compliant and obtained after January 30, 1989.
EXPERIENCE WORK LOG: Separate appraisal logs shall be maintained by both the registered trainee appraiser and the supervisory appraiser. A separate log must be kept for each supervisory appraiser and the supervisor must sign each page of work. Click here to retrieve the authorized log form.
APPLICATION: Complete the application by clicking on the "Online Services" link or the "Printable Application" link at the bottom of the page.
FEE: The fee is $351.00 which can be paid either by using our Online Services or by personal check.
FINGERPRINTS: Must have a background check as part of the licensing process. To learn more about fingerprinting, please visit our Fingerprint FAQs.
EXAM: Complete the National General Exam and the Florida Supplemental Exam.
OUT OF STATE APPLICANTS: Applicants with a Certified General license current and active in another state may qualify through our mutual recognition. Please visit our mutual recognition requirement page.
BUSINESS NAME: Must register their business name with the department.
MORE INFORMATION: Learn more about this profession's application requirements.
NOTICE FOR APPLICANTS SUBMITTING FINGERPRINTS WHERE CRIMINAL RECORD RESULTS WILL BE USED FOR LICENSING PURPOSES
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