Commercial Appraiser I

Description

The Commercial Appraiser I is responsible for conducting field inspections and appraising commercial properties for tax purposes. This role involves driving to multiple locations, performing data collection, inspecting physical property characteristics, measuring buildings, and capturing property images. The appraiser confirms property locations using maps and aerial imagery, and records detailed property data in the client's appraisal (CAMA) system. They also verify sales data for accuracy and analyze market transactions to assess property values using cost, income, and market approaches.

Principal Duties

• Examines building characteristics on commercial, industrial, exempt, and occasionally residential properties.
• Drives to multiple property locations throughout the day, frequently getting in and out of the vehicle to conduct inspections and data collection.
• Ensures data accuracy by making necessary adjustments to collected information.
• Verifies property locations using field documents, aerial imagery, and GIS maps.
• Works independently and requires minimal supervision.
• Measures commercial and industrial buildings, performing complex calculations for properties of varying sizes, including large square footage.
• Identifies primary building uses and special parcel features.
• Captures clear digital images of properties and improvements.
• Updates parcel data in the client-approved CAMA system as needed.
• Analyzes income and expense information, either actual or estimated, upon client request.
• Verifies sales data for accuracy within the CAMA system and tracks personal productivity to meet targets.
• Analyzes market data-such as sales, rents, expenses, and cap rates-to support property valuations using the Cost, Income, and Sales Comparison Approaches.
• Performs final reviews and valuations of complex commercial and industrial properties.
• Communicates professionally with the public, explaining the purpose of visits and addressing questions or referring them to a supervisor.
• Represents Tyler and the client courteously to property owners and the public.
• Trains and leads commercial/industrial staff as needed.
• Adheres to company policies as outlined in the Employee and Safety Handbooks, including Safety, Equal Employment Opportunity, Business Ethics, and Anti-Harassment Policies.

Responsibilities

• High School graduate or equivalent work experience
• Real Estate and/or appraisal experience is required; satisfactory performance as a Commercial Data Collector is preferred but not required.
• May need to obtain and maintain necessary certifications as required by the jurisdiction in which one is working.
• Good written and oral communications skills
• Solid problem-solving skills involving the ability to research and investigate the valuation problem to be solved in a manner that is not misleading.
• Strong organizational skills including attention to detail with the ability to capture and record accurate and comprehensive Commercial / Industrial property details.
• Ability to work independently or collaborate with team members.
• The ability to read maps and establish the exact location of a property.
• Ability to visualize floor plan footprints.
• Must provide reliable transportation and carry personal liability insurance on the vehicle driven to perform job.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license issued by the state in which the employee lives.
• Knowledge of the following software is preferred: Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access; GIS-based software; NCSS, SPSS.