Course Testimonials
Book testimonials
Thank
you for the fine ACA's Appraiser Update eNewsletter you produce.
Unquestionably, it is the most consistently helpful information
we receive for our core business – and its free! Keep up
the good work. - R.N.
Before
another day passes I better get this off to you ere I forget.
I want to thank you for the excellent presentation of USPAP
this past weekend in Chicago. What a dynamo you are! I've
had some misgivings of always including the USPAP certification
in my appraisals without ever having taken the USPAP course.
It was as though I was making a claim to which I wasn't entitled.
So, I decided to take the 15-hour national USPAP course,
and I'm glad I did. For me, it's a good feeling to know I've
been through the course. Thank you again for a well taught
course. - R.S.
I
think your course is extremely well designed, and your manual
has already proven invaluable to me - I will be referring
to it again and again. - D.S.
I
feel like I really learned a tremendous amount from Dave
and Bill. I have taken USPAP three times and Bill's class
was the BEST! - L.M.
I
cannot remember ever taking a course, whether it be simply
for pleasure or perhaps additional training for work, where
I have gained so much knowledge in such a short period of
time. And I cannot begin to imagine taking the Part II (USPAP)
of your course without having taken Part I (principles and
methodology) immediately prior. I simply would not have been
able to pass the Part II USPAP test without first having
understood the material presented in Part I. Your six-day
appraisal course is well designed, well presented, very professional
and highly effective. - L.Y.
Hi
Dave, I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed the class and
found it very informative. Thank you for the ongoing updates
to our course manual. It helps with the understanding of
the appraisal process. Bill was delightful and a very good
teacher. Many thanks again for a great course. - L.M.
Thank
you again and again for help and support! I know that I have
now have the tools and support to get where I want to go.
I think that the course and the way that you have taught
us to use every tool that is available to us was one of the
most important things that I could have ever learned! I also
feel that you are always available to your students, I know
that you have been for me. - T.R.
Hey
Bill, just a little note to say that I think you did a bang
up job with the USPAP class. You kept it in motion and the
interactive participation aided in keeping it alive. Thanks
for being there for us. You are a great appraiser, teacher
and friend - T.S.
Thank
you for all your help and assistance in the core courses.
It was an exciting and sensational experience that has helped
me incredibly. Your personal input, as well as your extra
side assistance was very important to me, and your company
outside the classroom was very pleasant. I hope to be able
to share more time with you. - E.K.
Nancy
and I would like to properly thank you for all your efforts
and excellent instruction during the courses. It was a pleasure
taking the classes with you. your knowledge of the material
and your ability to relate the information were exceptional.
We know that your monetary compensation would not cover the
ability that you brought to the courses. We are pleased to
relate that everyone to whom we spoke was very pleased with
both the instruction and the materials offered. - E.P.
Judging
from the enthusiastic audience participation, the success
of the course was due in large part to instructor Bill Novotny’s
ability to convey the normally dry USPAP material in a clear
and meaningful way with a focus on personal property applications.
Bill’s profound knowledge of the principals guiding the USPAP
Standards, joined with his many years in the field working
as an antique appraiser, helped make the obtuse aspects of
the document understandable. The participants agreed that
they will be able to improve their USPAP compliance after
this class. For personal property appraisers, the emphasis
on personal examples made a big difference. The many senior
and seasoned appraisers in the room were able to share experiences
to provide examples of how USPAP standards can be applied
in real-life situations. An often overlooked benefit became
increasingly clear to class participants:
USPAP compliance provides an important layer of protection
from liability and significantly increases the appraiser’s
chances to survive intense scrutiny in a litigious assignment.
- B.N.
The
San Diego ASA Chapter recently sponsored the USPAP (Uniform
Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) 15-hour full
USPAP National Course and the 7-hour USPAP update course
as well. In addition to antiques and decorative arts appraisers
being present, there were gems & jewelry
appraisers, fine art specialists, oriental rug appraisers
and even some business valuators. Instructor Bill Novotny
was terrific!
Bill is a personal property specialist. His courses used
discussion examples from the personal property as well as
the business valuation disciplines. The principles, practices
and reporting requirements are the same for all disciplines,
and the test is the same, but when the examples given to
illustrate the application of the USPAP Standards are from
your own discipline it is a lot easier to understand how
to put USPAP into practice in your everyday appraisal work.
Interviewed after the course, the business valuation discipline
participants said the course format worked just fine for
them. - D.M.
I
am grateful for having had the opportunity to learn from
you and Bill. - D.M.
The
experience and credentials of both instructors was so valuable
and lended tremendous credibility to both content and presentation.
Great Course! Thank you for excellent instructions! - E.B.
Your
presentation was wonderful! - Z.T.
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