Tuition Fee: $795

All of Cooke's In-Class courses are presented by Live Video Conference into Real Estate Offices throughout Florida

Please read the following before you click through to this fabulous real estate appraisal course. The link to the Course locations is at the bottom of the page or just above.

This live video conference course does include the textbook for the course Fundamentals of Real Estate Appraisal by William L. Ventolo, Jr. and Martha R. Williams.  For excellent additional supplemental course materials, visit our On-Line bookstore.

For additional Course Description:

License Requirements:

To be a Registered Appraisal Trainee, the student needs to take this 100 Hour Basic Appraisal Course and pass the end-of-course exam.    There is NO state exam involved to be a Register Trainee. 

Here is some additional information all applicants should read and understand which explains the Registered Appraisal Trainee license process:

To work in the field of appraising the student will need to place their license with a State Certified Residential Appraiser or a State Certified Commercial Appraiser. 

Instructor interaction in class and outside class

This course is live presentation, person to person communication, so Cooke and its instructors encourage students to ask questions at various intervals during the course. There is little difference in this course presentation than in a conventional classroom with the instructor in the same facility.

Cooke Real Estate School has an instructor available for questions about course material by e-mail Instructors@cookeschool.com. With an e-mail to the instructor, the student will have a written document of the response. For questions by e-mail, there is a 24 Hour response time Monday through Friday, E-mails over Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday will be returned the first business day.

How does this live video conference course work?

1. This course is composed of 15 chapters of course material.
2. If the student has a question anytime during the course, the student can certainly ask the question and the instructor can see you, the student, and can respond exactly as if the student were in the same room.
3. Students must attend the 100 hours (50 minute hours) of the class. The students must attend the class in-person at a video conference center. The student is monitored for attendance and roll is taken many times throughout each session. Course quizzes and participation are required.
4. The student may miss a maximum eight hours (50 minute hours) of class. If the student misses more than the allowed time, the student must make up those hours and the specific study matter the student missed.
5. Once the student has successfully completed the course hour requirements the student will be able to take the Course Exam.
6. The final exam is a timed three hour exam. The exam is multiple choice with four choices. The student must score a 75% or more on the end-of-course exam.
7. If the student fails the end of course exam, the student has two options.
   a. The student can take the class again
   b. The student can wait more than thirty days and take the exam again.
8. If the student fails the 2nd Exam, the student will need to take the class again.
9. Once the student successfully completes the end-of-course exam, the student must give the school a minimum of three business days to obtain their certificate.

Information the student needs to know before registering for this course:

1. Tuition fee for this course must be made in full. If after the student has registered for the course, the student decides to they would like a refund, the refund is less a registration fee of $100.
2. Once the student attends a course, if a refund is requested, a $100 registration fee will not be refunded. The request for a refund must be made in writing before the end of the third hour of the course. After the first three hours of attendance the tuition fee is non-refundable. The student can retake the course for ONE year after registering for the course based on availability of space at the video conference center the student chooses to attend.
3. At the time of registration for the In-Class Video Conference Learning Course, the student will receive an e-mail confirming their registration and some information on what to bring to class.
4. It is recommended that the student check on job opportunities. The license given with the passing of this course and the fee paid to the State of Florida is a "trainee license" and the student will need to place the license with a State Certified Appraiser to be able to work in this field.

Outline of course material:

       Chapter                                                Topic