Who we Are
Appraisal Course Associates (ACA) is a partnership between Bill Novotny, ISA AM, GCA and Dave Maloney, AOA CM established to provide comprehensive courses in personal property valuation theory, principles, methodology, report writing and standards.
A full-time appraiser since 1993, Bill Novotny is an AQB-Certified USPAP Instructor who has been teaching courses in appraisal theory, methodology and USPAP since 1997. He is author and instructor of ACA's Online USPAP Update Course.
Dave Maloney is a veteran course writer, author and instructor. Appraising since 1981, he is author of Appraising Personal Property: Principles and Methodology. He is also author and instructor of the Complete Online Course in Personal Property Appraising.
What we Do
We are proud to provide online quality core appraisal courses as well as continuing education USPAP update courses for professional personal property appraisers.
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The Complete Online Course in Personal Property Appraising provides the individual seeking to becomne an appraiser with the most comprehensive and up-to-date course available in core valuation principles and methodology. (...more)
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ACA's Online USPAP Update Courses allow appraisers to fulfull their reguirement to stay current with biennial changes made to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) (...more).
ACA online courses offer the appraiser an opportunity to learn from the comfort, privacy and convenience of home or office through our easy-to-use Web-based content
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Helpful Links for the 2020-2023 Complete Online Course in Personal Property Appraising (Featuring USPAP)
Available courses
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Why pay several thousand dollars — spending weeks of your time (often over a period of years) traveling to several different locations — when you can get the same information right here in the comfort of your own home and at times that are convenient for you?
The Complete Online Course in Personal Property Appraising is an extensive and unique course which addresses the core knowledge necessary for the professional personal property appraiser who is seeking competency in appraisal theory, principles, methodology and report writing skills in order to practice at the highest standards of ethics and performance. Some of the areas covered in this course include: the duties of a professional appraiser; types of appraisals and their intended uses (donation, insurance, estate, liquidation, etc.); the "Appraisal Process"; approaches to value; value types and their definitions; selection of the most appropriate market to research; Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; tax regulations regarding federally-related appraisals for donation, gift, inheritance and estate purposes; research techniques; ethics; running an appraisal business; working with the client; constructing an appraisal report; and a brief review of prominent cases such as Anselmo, O'Keeffe, Sammons, Querbach and Goldman which address key issues relating to appraising including appropriate market from which to acquire comparable sales data, valuing contraband, malpractice, fraud, clear title, fair market value, blockage discounts, USPAP, etc. Students have access to this course for six months. Click here to view the entire course outline.
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