To become an appraiser in Florida, you must complete the required education and experience requirements. You must also pass the state’s licensing exam.
Education Requirements
You can fulfill the education requirement by completing a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with at least 30 credit hours in real estate appraisal courses. You can also take real estate courses at a community college and receive credit for them if they transfer to a four-year institution and fulfill those requirements.
Experience Requirements
You must have at least 3 years of experience performing real estate appraisals to meet the experience requirement. This experience may be gained while working as an appraiser trainee or while working under the supervision of a licensed appraiser. The supervisor may be your employer or self-employed individual who is licensed by the state as an independent appraiser.
Licensing Exam
Once you’ve met all of these requirements, you’ll need to take and pass the state licensing exam before you can begin working as an appraiser in Florida.
How To Become An Appraiser In Florida
Learn Appraisal Educational Requirements for Florida
This appraisal licensing information summarizes the minimum requirements established by the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board. We recommend you contact the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board for more detailed information or changes.
If you obtain appraisal licenses in multiple states, we recommend you to check each state’s requirements.
Florida Appraisal: Trainee
Effective July 30, 2014, The Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board permits Qualifying Education to be completed online.
*Note all proctored exams must be taken online through the eproctor system.
Qualifying Education:
100 QE Hours:
Basic Appraisal Principles (30 hours)
Basic Appraisal Procedures (30 hours)
15-hour National USPAP Course or Equivalent
Appraisal Subject Matter Electives (25 hours which shall include 6 hours of the Florida Laws and Rules).
2015 AQB Supervisor/Trainee Course Requirement: Both the Trainee Appraiser and Supervisory Appraiser shall be required to complete a course that, at minimum, complies with the specifications for course content established by the AQB. The course must be completed by the Trainee Appraiser prior to obtaining a Trainee Appraiser credential, and completed by the Supervisory Appraiser prior to supervising a Trainee Appraiser.
Experience: N/A
College Education: N/A
Limitations
The Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board requires a timing mechanism for all qualifying distance education courses to ensure that the courses cannot be completed in less time than the approved credit hours. Please note that your course will time out after several minutes of inactivity.
Roster
Roster Required: yes
Roster Process: Rosters sent electronically every Friday for licensed students (unlicensed students will need to submit copies of their completion certificates).
Rosters will be submitted on alternative days upon customer request. Please note there is a $10 fee for any rush submissions.
Roster Sent: Every 7 days
Governing Agency
Name: Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board
Phone: 8504871395
Fax: 4073177245
Website: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/real-estate-appraisal-board/
Address: 2601 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, FL 32399
Florida Appraisal: Certified Residential
Effective July 30, 2014, The Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board permits Qualifying Education to be completed online.
*Note all proctored exams must be taken online through the eproctor system.
Qualifying Education:
200 QE Hours:
Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 hours.
Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 hours.
15-hour Nat’l USPAP or Equivalent.
Residential Market Analysis & Highest and Best Use – 15 hours.
Residential Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach – 15 hours.
Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approaches – 30 hours.
Residential Report Writing and Case Studies – 15 hours.
Statistics, Modeling and Finance – 15 hours.
Advanced Residential Applications and Case Studies – 15 hours.
Appraisal Subject Matter Electives – 20 hours which shall include 6 hours of the Florida Laws and Rules.
Experience: 1,500 hours of acceptable appraisal experience in not less than 12 months.
College Education:
1) Bachelor’s Degree in any field of study;
2) Associate’s Degree in a focused field of study, such as business, economics, or real estate;
3) Successful completion of 30 college semester credit hours in specified topics;
4) Successful completion of College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)1 exams equivalent to a minimum of 30 semester credit hours in specified subject matter areas; or
5) Any combination of #3 and #4 above that includes all of the topics identified.
Limitations
The Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board requires a timing mechanism for all qualifying distance education courses to ensure that the courses cannot be completed in less time than the approved credit hours. Please note that your course will time out after several minutes of inactivity.
Roster
Roster Required: yes
Roster Process: Rosters sent electronically every Friday for licensed students (unlicensed students will need to submit copies of their completion certificates).
Rosters will be submitted on alternative days upon customer request. Please note there is a $10 fee for any rush submissions.
Roster Sent: Every 7 days
Governing Agency
Name: Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board
Phone: 8504871395
Fax: 4073177245
Website: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/real-estate-appraisal-board/
Address: 2601 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, FL 32399
