Trainee Real Property Appraiser

• Application fee: $ 50.00
• License fee: $ 300.00

• Biennial (2 years) on date of original license.

• Within the 5 years immediately preceding application for the trainee license, complete a cumulative total of 75 hours of Appraiser Qualifications Board approved education, 15 hours of which must be for Uniform Standards of Practice (USPAP), AND

• Have made arrangements to work under the direct supervision of a certified residential real property appraiser or certified general real property appraiser who meets the qualifications for supervisor. (Special Note: The Trainee's supervisor is required by Chapter 230, Section 1 (A)(3) of the Board's rules, to personally inspect each appraised property with the trainee for a minimum of the first fifty (50) appraisals AND until the supervisor determines that the trainee is competent in accordance with the Competency Rule of Uniform Standrads of Professional Appraisal Practice for the property type.)

Note: Transition Provisions may apply to you. Click here to view information regarding changes to qualifications for licensure. If you have questions about the transition provisions linked above, please Email the Board

You also may wish to visit the Appraisal Foundation's executive summary regarding changes to appraiser qualifications; Click HERE and go to Page 3 of the linked document.

NONRESIDENT APPLICANTS AND APPLICANTS WHO HOLD A LICENSE IN ANOTHER STATE

• An applicant who is licensed in a state that does not have a current reciprocal agreement with the Board may obtain a license upon filing the required application(s) and fees AND
  • an irrevocable consent that service of process may be filed in a court of this State if necessary AND
  • verification of licensure in another jurisdiction AND
  • evidence that the license in the other jurisdiction was issued under qualifications equivalent to those in this State.

Application form (PDF)

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• Biennial renewal fee is $300.00

• This license renews on the anniversary date of the original license.

• A late fee of $50.00 is assessed for licenses renewed after the license expiration date.
• An applicant who submits an application for renewal more than 90 days after the license expiration date is subject to all requirements governing new applicants and is required to reapply with original license application, documentation and fees.
• Renewal reminders are mailed 30 days prior to the license expiration date. It is the licensee's responsibility to keep the board informed of the current license address and/or to see that the license is renewed absent the renewal application.
• CONTINUING EDUCATION - Trainees are exempt from the continuing education requirement for the fist license renewal. For the second and each subsequent renewal, trainees are required to show completion of 28 hours of Appraisal Qualifications Board approved continuing education, 7 hours of which must be for Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Continuing education must be completed within the current two-year license term.

• Fill out the online renewal application and submit.
  
  The Department must verify that you have met all the conditions for renewal before your license is renewed. Online submission of your renewal application should not be construed as automatic renewal of your license.