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QUALIFICATIONS OF THE APPRAISER

CRAIG L. SOLUM, MAI, SRA, SR/WA

Wisconsin Certified General Appraiser #26

Minnesota Certified General Appraiser #4001746


BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Licensed Wisconsin Real Estate Broker since January, 1975.

Member of the National Association of REALTORS since 1976.

Member of the Wisconsin REALTORS Association and the

Barron-Washburn Board of REALTORS since 1976.

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS

The Appraisal Institute-MAI & SRA Designate  
International ROW Association - SR/WA Designate
Wisconsin Certified General Appraiser #26
Minnestoa Certified Gereal Appraiser #4001746

 


FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
Right of Way Valuation - Partial Acquisitions
Right of Way Acquisition
Recreational Development Properties


YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
34 Years – SOLUM & ASSOCIATES


APPRAISAL INSTITUTE COURSES

University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Course 101 - Introduction to Real Property Appraising

University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN
Standards of Professional Practice

 

 

Arizona State University - Tempe.
Course 201 - Income Property Appraisal

University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, MN
Appraising Complex Properties – December 1992

 

 

University of Florida - Gainesville
Narrative Report Seminar – R2 Exam Completed

Green Bay, Wisconsin - 1994
Subdivision Analysis

 

 

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Mobile Home Appraising Seminar.

University of St. Thomas – Minneapolis, MN
Industrial Valuation - 1995

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation of Leaseholds and Leasehold Interests.
SREA Wisconsin Valley Chapter #197,Wausau, WI

Minneapolis, MN - 1996
Appraisal Practices for Litigation

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of Minnesota
Creative Financing and Cash Equivalency
SREA Minneapolis Chapter, Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis, MN - 1996
Hotel/Motel Valuation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Course II Income Capitalization

University of St. Thomas – Minneapolis, MN - 1997
430 Standards of Appraisal Practice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana University – Bloomington, IN
Course VI – Real Estate Investment Analysis

Wausau, WI - 1997
Appraising High Value and Historic Homes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memphis State University – Memphis, TN

Eau Claire, WI - 1998

Valuation Analysis and Report Writing

Internet Search Strategies for Real Estate Appraising

 

 

University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, MN

Lake Tahoe, NV – 1998

Advanced Income Capitalization Analysis

Valuation of Detrimental Conditions

 

 

University of Portland – Portland, OR

Chicago, IL - 1999

Litigation Valuation

On-Line FHA and the Appraisal Process Litigation

 

 

Stevens Point, WI – 1992

Madison, WI - 2000

Appraising Troubled Properties

Attacking & Defending an Appraisal in Litigation

 

Buyer Agency & Ethics

Minneapolis, MN - 2001

Contract Law & Use of Appraisal Forms

Serving the Client: Streamlined Appraisal Process

New Developments – Lead Based Paint

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago, IL – 2001 (On-Line Education)

Standards of Prof. Practice, Part C - 2002

Feasibility, Market Value, Investment Timing: 
Option Value

The Technology Assisted Appraiser - 2002

 

 

St. Paul, MN - 2004

Minneapolis, MN - 2004

Reappraising, Readdressing, Reassigning:  
What to Do and Why

7 - Hour National USPAP Update Course

 

 

St. Paul, MN - 2005

  St. Paul, MN - 2006

Expand Your Practice: Succeed as an Expert Witness

  Appraisal Scope of Work - Burden or Blessing

St. Paul 2007 16-Hour  Chicago, IL - 2007 Online Course 420
Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions  Business Practices and Ethics
 Chicago, IL - 2007 Online Course  Chicago, IL - 2007 Online Cool Tools
 Eminent Domain and Condemnation  New Technology for Real Estate Appraisers
St. Paul, MN - 2009 St. Paul, MN - 2009
7-Hour National USPAP Update Course New Residential Market Conditions Form
St. Paul, MN - 2009 St. Paul, MN - 2009
11th Annual R.E. Trends Seminar Appraising Distressed Commercial R.E.
St. Paul, MN - 2009 St. Paul, MN - 2010
MN Department of Commerce- Enforcement Overview 12th Annual R.E. Trends Seminar
St. Paul, MN - 2010 St. Paul, MN - 2010
Scope of Work: Expanding Your Range of Services Trends in Lodging Industry and Impact on Value
St. Paul, MN - 2011 University of MN 2/28 - 3/1/2011

2011 Annual Forecast

  Appraisal Curriculum - 2 Day General

 

Expand Your Practice: Succeed as an Expert Witness

 

   

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT FEE APPRAISER COURSES

Appraisal Report Writing Seminar - Brooklyn Park, MN

   

INTERNATIONAL RIGHT OF WAY ASSOCIATION COURSES

Arizona State University - Tempe.

University of WI - Milwaukee

Course 401 - The Appraisal of Partial Acquisitions -

Course 201-Communications in Real Estate

Successfully completed examination.

Successfully completed examination

 

 

University of Wisconsin – Madison

WI DOT & International R/W Assoc.

Course 204 - Group Communications -

Eau Claire, WI - 1977

Successfully completed examination.

Case Studies in Eminent Domain

 

 

Badger Chapter 17 International R/W Assoc.

International R/W Assoc. Ethics 103

Rhinelander, WI - 2003

On-line Course 9/27/04

Appraising Ornamental & Forest Trees

 

Minneapolis, MN - 2008
Course 800 - Real Estate Law

   

   

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED APPRAISERS COURSES

Farm and Rural Land Appraisal - Hyatt Regency Complex -.

Minneapolis, Minnesota - May, 1982

   

FARM AND LAND INSTITUTE COURSES

Farm and Rural Appraisal - Eau Claire, Wisconsin Civic Center

   

OTHER COURSES

McKissock Data Systems School - Eau Claire, WI-1999

Dept of Housing & Urban Development

Automated Valuation Models

Duluth, MN – 1999 – FHA Exam Passed

 

 

WITC - Rice Lake, WI – 1999

WITC – Rice Lake, WI – 2001

Real Estate Appraisal: Features of the 1999 USPAP

Standards of Professional Practice

 

 

University of St. Thomas – 2002

University of St. Thomas - 2002

12th Annual Business Valuation Seminar

Appraisal Review – Residential

 

 

WI Department of Natural Resources - 2003

Edward Jones Professional Education Network

DNR Appraisal Guidelines - Madison, WI

Tax Issues Related to RE Investments - 2004

   

 

PARTIAL SUMMARY OF CLIENTS SERVED:

 

 

LENDING INSTITUTIONS

Dial Industrial Finance Company, Minneapolis, MN

Record Data, Inc., Dayton, OH

Control Data Credit Corporation, Minneapolis, MN

NorWest Banks, Inc., Minneapolis, MN

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

CIT Insurance, Wausau, WI

Federal National Mortgage Association

Lender’s Service, Inc. National Appraisal Center

First Bank System of Minnesota

Community First National Bank, Spooner, WI

Metropolitan Federal Bank

Johnson Bank, Racine, Hayward and Spooner, WI

Twin City Federal Savings and Loan

Firstar Banks

Midwest Federal Savings and Loan

Wells Fargo Trust Dept., Minneapolis, MN

   

 

GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES

MN Department of Natural Resources

Wisconsin Veterans Administration

WI Department of Natural Resources

WI Housing & Economic Development Assoc.

WI Department of Transportation

Federal Veterans Administration

WI Department of Transportation-Division of Aeronautics

Dept. of Housing & Urban Development

Barron County Highway Department

Impact Seven Housing Authority

Washburn County Highway Department

Federal Housing Authority

Douglas County Highway Department

National Audubon Society

Internal Revenue Service

National Park Service/National Forest Service

United States Marshalls Office

   

 

CORPORATE CLIENTS

Genuine Parts Company, Atlanta, GA

Proctor & Gamble Corporation, Toledo, OH

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Dairyland Power Cooperative, LaCrosse, WI

Minnesota Power, Duluth, MN

Northern States Power Co., Eau Claire, WI

Pentair Paper Corporation, Minneapolis, MN

Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, MN

3M Corporation, Minneapolis, MN

Cargill Corporation, Minneapolis, MN

YMCA, Chicago, IL  

  O'Reilly Auto Parts

CITIES AND TOWNS

City of Duluth, MN

City of Shell Lake, WI

City of Spooner, WI

Beaver Brook Sanitary District, Spooner, WI

City of Rice Lake, WI

Shell Lake School District, Shell Lake, WI

City of Eau Claire, WI

City of Superior, WI

Spooner School District

Hayward School District

 

 

Testified as an expert witness in the following Wisconsin Counties:

Ashland
Barron
Bayfield
Burnett
Chippewa
Douglas
Dunn
Eau Claire
Iron
Jackson

Juneau
LaCrosse
Oneida
Polk
Price
Rusk
Sawyer
Trempealeau
Vernon
Washburn

 

 

Testified as an expert witness in Cook, Houston, Rice, St. Louis and Olmstead Counties of Minnesota.

Testified as an expert witness in Allamakee County, Iowa.

Testified as an expert witness in United States District Court.