ATWOOD VALUATIONS

Meet Our Appraisal Team

 

M.E. Atwood, MAI, SRA, CMEA
 
 
EXPERIENCE
 
Active in real estate since 1972, appraising since 1975
 
Presently Appraiser/Consultant doing business as:
 
Atwood Valuations
  • Dallas/Waxahachie Office - 972-938-9000
  • Denver Office - 303-740-0050
 
BROKERAGE AND MANAGEMENT
 
Active in real estate in Commercial/Investment, Brokerage, property
Management and aviation. Developed office buildings, retail centers, apartments, special use properties, land development and owned or brokered 20 aircraft.
 
 
TEACHING

Have instructed for/or currently instructing for Dallas County Community College, Hill County Community College, Texas Association of REALTORS, Colorado Association of REALTORS, Oklahoma Association of REALTORS, Tennessee Association of REALTORS, Montana Association of REALTORS, Appraisal Institute

 
AVIATION EXPERIENCE
 
Commercial pilot with multi engine and instrument ratings.  Over 48 years’ experience including owning or brokerage of twenty aircraft.
 
 
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES, ASSOCIATIONS, DESIGNATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
  • Texas real estate Broker
  • Member of National Association of REALTORS
  • Member of North Texas Commercial Association of REALTORS
  • Ellis County Board of REALTORS-President 1980
  • 1990 Chairman of Texas REALTOR Magazine
  • 1990 Chairman of Admissions Committee
  • Designations include Senior Residential Appraiser (SRA), Senior Real Property Appraiser, MAI, Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser, General Certified Appraiser-Texas (TX-1321600-G), General Certified Appraiser-Colorado (CGO-13182771), Senior Business Analyst (SBA), International Society of Business Analyst
 
EDUCATION

Graduated J. F. Kimball High School, Dallas, Texas

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), S.M.U. Major-Economics, Minor-Finance

Various courses sponsored by appraisal organizations:

  • Operating Expense Analysis
  • Appraisal Consulting
  • Land Analysis
  • Scope of Work
  • New URAR
  • Business Ethics & Practice
  • Green Building Seminar
  • USPAP Update
  • UAD
  • Appraisal Curriculum
  • Certified Machinery & Equipment
  • Appraising the Appraisal Review
PERSONAL HOBBIES
  
Golfing, Flying, and Fly Fishing.
 
Michael E. Atwood, Jr.
 
 
EXPERIENCE
 
Active in real estate and appraising since a teenage with family investments and appraising since 2002
 
Presently Appraiser/Consultant with:
 
Atwood Valuations
  • Dallas/Waxahachie Office - 972-938-9000
  • Denver Office - 303-740-0050
 
While in high school, Michael was active in management of family investments and has over twenty years in this area. Upon leaving college, he started a landscaping and tree business which was active for five years with jobs ranging from small homeowners to larger landscaping projects with many projects involving storm damages and estimates and working with insurance companies and property owners.
Upon moving back to the Dallas area, Michael once again joined with the family business and became active in the real estate business and now has over twenty years of general real estate experience and over ten years in appraising and consulting with clients for many types of properties including residential, multi-family, smaller retail centers, office buildings, land (including large agricultural tracts of several thousand acres to small weekend hobby farms and subdivisions), to carwashes, houses of worship (churches), automobile dealerships, and an extensive background in condemnation assignments for both government entities and individuals.
 
 
EDUCATION
 
Graduated from Waxahachie High School
Southwest Texas Statin in San Marcos (now named Texas State University) - studied in Finance and Cartography.
Various real estate courses taken have been:
  • Basic Principals
  • Basic Procedures
  • USPAP
  • USPAP Updates
  • Highest and Best Use Residential
  • Residential Direct Sales and Income Approach Analysis
  • Residential Report Writing and Case Studies
  • Report Writing and Case Studies
  • Construction Techniques
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation
  • Oddball Appraisals (unique properties)
  • Mold, Pollution and the Appraiser
  • Disclosures and Disclaimers
  • Land and Site Valuations
 
LICENSES
 
Texas State Licensed Appraiser
 
 
PERSONAL INFORMATION
 
Married to Lucia with two daughters: Parker and Emerson.  Lives with two dogs, Chloe and Duke, and one ornery cat, Sterling.
 
 
PERSONAL HOBBIES
 
Fishing, fishing, fishing, and hunting.  Cooking and being at home with family.  Loves the outdoors and is a certified sports nut with a winning fantasy football team.
Chadley Atwood, SRA, CMEA
 
 
EXPERIENCE
 
Presently Appraiser/Consultant with:
 
Atwood Valuations
  • Dallas/Waxahachie Office - 972-938-9000
  • Denver Office - 303-740-0050
Responsibilities:
 
Certified appraiser with experience in both residential and commercial assignments, including FHA certification.  Types of properties: residential, land, subdivisions, medical facilities, houses of worship, income producing properties such as shopping centers, retail facilities, self-storage, office buildings, hotels, and apartments.
 
 
 
Past experience
 
 
GMAC Rescap - 2008-Present
  • 2711 N. Haskell Ave, Dallas, TX 75204
Responsibilities:
 
Assess or analyze risk reviewing BPO's and appraisals, including loan organization, REO, Loss Mitigation purposes and pre-foreclosure as a member of servicing team.  Most recently a Senior Reviewer on the Forensic Review Team with responsibilities that included mortgage repurchase and rescission assignments.  Also tasked with EPD reviews, bank audits, QA reviews, value appeals, and fraud related and other one-off reviews.  I was most recently the appraisal liaison for value related repurchase issues with Fannie Mae and have completed several Impasse calls.
 
 
Real Estate Appraising - 2005-Present
  • Richland College, Richardson, Texas
Responsibilities:
 
Teaching appraisal courses in areas such as the three approaches to value, data collection, market identification, market segmentation including both AQB and non-AQB classes.
 
 
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
  • Senior Residential Appraiser (SRA)
  • Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser (CMEA)
  • Appraiser Independent Contractor - FHA Certified Appraiser
  • Texas Real Estate License 0506460
 
EDUCATION
 
Graduated Waxahachie High School, Waxahachie, TX in 1993
 
Richland College, Richardson, Texas in 1996
 
Major Marketing, Bachelor of Business Administration, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas in 2000
 
Appraisal Education:
  • Principals 110, 120
  • USPAP
  • Basic Income Capitalization 310
  • Advanced Income Capitalization 510
  • General Applications 320
  • Residential Highest and Best Use Scope of Work Seminar from the Appraisal Institute
  • FHA and the Appraisal Process
  • Residential Site Valuation and Cost Approach
  • Appraisal Institute Business Practice and Ethics
  • Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approach
  • Rates and Ratios: Making Sense of GIMs, OARs, and DCF
  • Valuation of Green Residential Properties
  • MBA Mortgage Repurchase Workshop
  • Appraisal Institute Commercial Appraisal Engagement and Review Seminar
  • Appraisal Institute Webinar on Mortgage Fraud and Real Estate Valuation
  • Appraisal Institute Webinar on Financial Reform Legislation and Appraisal & Real Estate Impacts
 
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
 
Appraisal Institute - North Texas Chapter - 2005-Present
National Association of Realtors - 2003-Present
Hill Ellis Association of Realtors - 2008-Present
 
 

 

 

Appraisal Experience

 

Apartments, aviation hangars, airports, automotive (dealerships, quick lubes, repair shops), agri-business (grain storage, mills, orchards), bowling alleys, condemnation, convenience stores (over 450), car washes (tunnel and coin), daycare facilities, estates, partial interest estates, fraternal organizations, financial institutions, government buildings, houses of worship (churches), hotels & motels, industrial and manufacturing, land, marinas, nursing homes, restaurants (dine-in and fast food), residential-both one unit and multi-family, subdivisions (commercial and residential), ranches (working and recreational), race tracks (nationally sanctioned), and schools.

 

 

Court Appearances

 

Justice of the Peace courts, Commissioners hearings, Federal Bankruptcy courts, Zoning commissions, County courts, State courts, District courts (civil/family), Planning and Zoning commissions. Court appearances in over 150 cases.

 

 

Clients

 

Citizens National Bank, CNB, Community National Bank, Bank One, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, U.S. Government (FAA, U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Department of Justice), various local and state agencies, Citi Bank, FDIC, IRS, Dallas County, Ellis County, Tarrant County Water District, State of Texas, Sovereign Bank, Comerica Bank, various cities, Vintage Bank, Ennis State Bank, LSI Relocations, City of Midlothian, Bank of Desoto, Texas Bank, Jefferson Bank, Park Cities Bank, First Financial Bank, TXDOT, Commercial State Bank, City of Waxahachie, First State Bank, Inwood National Bank, Prosperity Bank, JP Morgan, H&R Block, and numerous attorneys and individuals for litigation and estate planning.
 
 
 
 
P. O. Box 694
Waxahachie, TX 75168-0694
Phone:  972-938-9000 •Fax:  972-938-9003
Email:  mike@atwoodvaluations.com • mearlest@aol.com