EXPERIENCE

20 Years / 20 States / 2,000 Properties

Mark D. Simpson, MAI began practicing commercial real estate appraisal in 1989, after two years in the commercial real estate department of a savings bank in Upstate New York. He has acted as the primary appraiser on approximately 2,000 commercial assignments in 20 states throughout the United States. Since 1998 his work has been concentrated in Central and Western Florida. He has also performed numerous review and consulting assignments during his career.

Simpson’s experience includes a vast array of commercial properties, listed below.

EDUCATION

MBA in Finance: University at Albany, Albany, New York
BS in Business Management: Alfred University, Alfred, New York

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, & MEMBERSHIPS

MAI Member of the Appraisal Institute since 1996
Florida State-Certified General Real Estate Appraiser RZ2455
Realtor with Signature Realty Associates

EXPERIENCE BY PROPERTY TYPE

Residential

Single-family dwellings Manufactured home parks Apartment complexes Residential subdivisions Mixed-use planned developments	Prior projects range from individual dwellings to apartment complexes with over 800 units and master planned developments encompassing more than 4,000 acres.

Senior Housing & Health Care

Age-restricted apartments & MHPs Independent living facilities Assisted living facilities Nursing homes CCRCs	Prior projects range from small apartment complexes to entire retirement communities with over 1,000 residents and worth more than $100 million.

Institutional

Daycare facilities Schools Churches Mega-churches	Prior projects include mom-and-pop daycare centers, larger chain daycare centers, neighborhood churches, and 300,000 SF + mega-churches.

Recreational

Golf courses Miniature golf courses Ice rinks Marinas	Prior projects include public golf courses, exclusive equity golf courses, multiple-rink skating facilities, and a variety of marinas.

Office

Single-tenant general offices Single-tenant medical offices Multiple-tenant general offices Multiple-tenant medical offices Office parks	Prior projects range from 1,000 SF owner-occupied office buildings to 400,000 SF + office parks worth more than $100 million.

Retail

Single-tenant buildings Pharmacies Restaurants Hotels & motels Neighborhood centers Power centers Regional malls	Prior projects range from 1,000 SF owner-occupied retail buildings to 1.0 million SF entertainment mall worth more than $200 million.

Industrial

Flex buildings Warehouses Distribution facilities Manufacturing facilities Paper mills	Prior projects range from 5,000 SF owner-occupied warehouses to 500,000 SF, multiple-tenant industrial complexes worth tens of millions of dollars.

COURSES AND SEMINARS SPONSORED BY THE APPRAISAL INSTITUTE

Course 1A1, Real Estate Appraisal Principles, August 1988
Course 1A2, Basic Valuation Procedures, September 1988
Course 1BA, Capitalization Theory and Techniques Part A, March 1989
Course 1BB, Capitalization Theory and Techniques Part B, March 1989
Course SPPA, Standards of Professional Practice, Part A, March 1991
Course SPPB, Standards of Professional Practice, Part B, February 1992
Course 2-1, Case Studies in Real Estate Valuation, March 1992
Course 2-2, Report Writing & Valuation Analysis, October 1992
Course 410, Standards of Professional Practice, Part A, April 1996
Course 420, Standards of Professional Practice, Part B, May 1996
Hotel/Motel Valuation
Appraising Troubled Properties
Valuation of Lease Interests, Part 1
Valuation of Lease Interests, Part 2
Rate Extraction
Course 729, Real Estate Disclosure, March 2001
Course 430, Standards of Professional Practice, Part C, November 2001
Course 745, Analyzing Commercial Lease Clauses, November 2002
The Emerging Mark-to-Market: Valuation September 2003
Course 746, Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions, October 2004
Course R14712, Florida State Law for Real Estate Appraisers, October 2004
Course 400, 7-Hour National USPAP Update, October 2004
Course 748, Crossing the Line: Home Mortgage Fraud, October 2004
Course 764, Real Estate Finance, Value, and Investment Performance, November 2004
Appraisal Problems Presented in a Mini Case Study Format, February 2005
The Professional’s Guide to the URAR Form, September 2005
Course 420, Standards of Professional Practice, Part B, December 2005
What Clients Would Like Their Appraisers to Know, February 2006
Reviewing Residential Appraisal Reports, May 2006
Inverse Condemnation – An Appraiser’s Dilemma, October 2006

COURSES AND SEMINARS SPONSORED BY VARIOUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

Assisted Living Market Research and Feasibility Summit, Philadelphia, PA, 1999
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, 1998