Patricia Spain

217H Springmeadow Drive

Holbrook, NY 11741

631-472-2871 Office

631-792-1333 Fax

631-645-6471 Cell

Email:

WEBSITE: www.longislandnyappraisals.com

EXPERIENCE:

OWNER/CHIEF APPRAISER:

Duties as a Real Estate Appraiser: Prepare a written legal document describing the property and a final estimate of market value. The process involved in order to come to the final conclusion includes: evaluating the property and the neighborhood, obtaining land values from county/state sources and sales information about nearby properties, estimate building replacement costs, using building valuation manuals and professional cost estimates, verifying legal descriptions of property with county records, measuring the property, drawing diagrams and note conditions and special features of the property and investigating pertinent information from homeowners, real estate professionals, and government employees.,

Long Island-NY Appraisal Source, Inc. 1996-Present

217H Spring Meadow Drive

Holbrook, NY 11741

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: 100% of time devoted to the appraisal of real property. Single Family, Condominiums, 2-4 family dwellings and cooperative units.

Long Island Savings Bank / Astoria Federal Savings Bank 1992-1996

1000 Old Country Rd.

Melville, NY

STAFF APPRAISER: 100% of time devoted to the appraisal of real property. Single Family, Condominiums, 2-4 family dwellings and cooperative units.

Bert Nelson Associates 1990-1992

Front Street

Uniondale, NY

EDUCATION:

Bachelors of Science: Business Management State University of New York, Institute of Technology, Utica/Rome, New York June, 1982

REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL EDUCATION:

Introduction to Real Estate Appraisal, American Association of Real Estate Appraisers, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY April, 1990

Real Estate Appraisal 101, Appraisal Institute, Long Island University, C.W. Post, Westbury, NY July, 1991

Standards of Professional Practice and Ethics, Appraisal Institute, Long Island University, C.W. Post, Westbury, NY July, 1991

Real Estate Appraisal 102, Appraisal Institute, Long Island Savings Bank, Melville, NY March, 1992

The Appraiser & Expert Testimony, Appraisal Education Network, Bohemia, NY March, 1996

Standards of Professional Practice & Ethics, Appraisal Education Network School, Bohemia, NY March, 1996

Environmental Inspection, American School of Real Estate, Hauppauge, NY October, 1998

Introduction to One-Four Family Income Capitalization, American School of Real Estate, Hauppauge, NY June, 2000

Fraud & The Real Estate Appraiser, McKissock Real Estate Appraisal Course, Plainview, NY April, 2002

Expert Witness, McKissock Real Estate Appraisal Course, Plainview, NY April, 2002

Oddball Properties, McKissock Real Estate Appraisal Course, Plainview, NY April, 2002

Liability & The Real Estate Appraiser, McKissock Real Estate Appraisal Course, Plainview, NY April, 2002

National USPAP Update Equivalent-2003, McKissock Real Estate Appraisal Course, Plainview, NY October, 2003

Appraising the Secondary Market: Getting Along with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, McKissock Real Estate Appraisal Course, Plainview, NY January, 2004

7 Hour National USPAP Update Course, Appraisal Education Network School, Bohemia, NY April, 2006

Highest and Best Use Seminar, Appraisal Education Network School, Bohemia, NY August, 2006

Construction Inspection and the Appraiser Seminar, Appraisal Education Network School, August, 2006

Meeting USPAP Regulations and Client Objectives, Appraisal Education Network School, August, 2006

Neighborhood Analysis and the Appraiser, Appraisal Education Network School, September, 2006

Capitalization Discount Rates and the Appraiser, Appraisal Education Network School, September, 2006

HUD Certification Workshop Seminar, Appraisal Education Network School, October, 2007

Completing a HUD (FHA) Appraisal – “A Step by Step Approach”, Appraisal Education Network June, 2008

7 Hour National USPAP Update Course, Appraisal Education Network School, Bohemia, NY January, 2008

Appraiser Liability & Responsibility Seminar, Appraisal Education Network, May, 2008

7 Hour National USPAP Update Course, McKissock Appraisal School, March, 2010

Risky Business: Ways to Minimize Liability McKissock Appraisal School, March 2010

Financial Reform, Fannie Mae and Appraisers: McKissock Appraisal School, March 2011

Thinking Outside The Form: Tools, Techniques and Opportunities for Residential Appraising: Appraisal Institute

April, 2011

Understanding the Uniform Appraisal Dataset: McKissock Appraisal School, August, 2011

MEMBERSHIP : American Guild of Appraisers, National Associate of Realtors, Long Island Board of Realtors, New York Board of Realtors, Nassau/Suffolk County Small Claims Assessment Review Board Hearing Officer, Long Island Association, FHA Roster Appraiser since 1998