Learn about your state's real estate appraisal education requirements

Your state's real estate appraisal licensing agency is the first stop to learning the specific real estate appraisal education and additional requirements you'll need to get a real estate appraiser trainee license.

I recommend: For a goldmine of real estate appraisal education and related resources, visit The Appraisal Foundation, a non-profit educational organization that fosters professionalism through its professional appraisal standards and appraiser qualifications. Find your state's real estate appraiser education specifics at your local licensing and certification board by searching the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) site.

Build a firm foundation with residential real estate appraisal education

Find a Web-based real estate appraiser school offering the full scope of ongoing residential real estate appraisal education courses to earn your pre-licensure credits.

I recommend: e-LicenseSchool's real estate appraisal education is approved in many states, and guarantees you'll pass your first licensing test. Check out McKissock's 100% Education to search for online or live real estate appraisal school courses.

Find an approved Web-based real estate appraiser school

All real estate appraisal school distance education courses must be approved by the International Distance Education Certification Center (IDECC), so be sure to check into this before you enroll.

I recommend: Van Education Center's IDECC-approved pre-licensing courses include Appraisal 101 (with free exam prep practice exams) and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) 15-hour course. Enroll for a free 5-day trial to examine both courses at this real estate appraisal school.

Earn your MAI and other special designations at online real estate appraisal schools

Specialized real estate appraiser education can prepare you for a multitude of careers in the field. Want to go the extra mile? Then check into commercial real estate appraisal schools, where you can earn your MAI (Member, Appraisal Institute) and other specific designations.

I recommend: Whether you're accumulating credits to go for your state appraiser license or for your Appraisal Institute designation, or are simply seeking a better understanding of appraisal theory and practice, the Appraisal Institute is the place to turn. (Exact offerings vary by state.)