FORMER REAL ESTATE APPRAISER
QUALIFICATIONS
SARAH S. LYON, CERTIFIED GENERAL APPRAISER
E-Mail: sslyon@erols.com
FORMER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1996-Present- Disabled-not active.
1992-1996- President, Battlefield Appraisals, Manassas, Virginia.
1991-1992- Assistant Vice President, Appraisal Services Department,Riggs National Corporation, Washington, D.C.
1987-1991- Appraiser Program Specialist, D.C. Government-Occupational and Professional Licensing Administration, Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs;
Staff Appraiser, Appraisal Division, Real property Administration, Department of Administrative Services.
1986-1990-Sole Proprietor, Boundary Street Resources, appraisals, marketing, loan servicing, and dispute mediation, Washington, D.C.
1986-1988-Dispute Mediator, Home Owners Warranty Program, National Academy of Conciliators
1986-Northern Virginia Regional Director, Mount Vernon Relocation Center, Vienna, VA.
1985-Auditor, contract for DOI, CBSI, Merrifield, VA
1984-1986-Consultant, DISCON, appraisals and marketing, Washington, D.C.
1984-Section 312 Loan Servicer, CMS, Inc. Washington, D.C.
1983-1984-Review Appraiser, HUD, D.C. Field Office, Washington, D.C.
1982-Head, Program Development, National Building Museum Information Center, Washington, D.C.
1981-Vice President, Vicki Bagley Realty, Washington, D.C.
1979-1981-Project Supervisor, Guilford County Revaluation, W.P.Ferris, Inc. appraisal firm for assessment purposes, Charlotte, N.C.
1974-1979-Broker-Appraiser, Montana & Associates and Seawell Gallery of Homes, Greensboro, N.C.
LICENSES AND DESIGNATIONS
General Real Estate Appraiser Certifications
Virginia #4001-001558 Expired
Maryland #04-10079 Expired
District of Columbia #10017 (Inactive Status) 3-1996
G.R.I. designation, 1976
Real Estate Brokers Licenses
North Carolina #32514 (inactive status)
District of Columbia (inactive status)
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
Fairfax County Circuit Court Expert Witness, resulted in 60% or $9 million reduction in assessed value over a four-year period for client - 1995.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
MBA Graduate work University of N.C. with computer applications, 1979.
USDA Graduate school, Statistics, Washington, D.C. 1988
Graduate Studies in Real Estate Appraisal:
AIREA 1A - 1976 AI-Standards of Professional Practice A & B -1992
AIREA VIII - 1976 AI-Case Studies in Real Estate Valuation -1992
SREA 201 - 1977 ASFMRA- Advanced Technical Review-48 hrs -1992
BA in Creative Design, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, with studies in architecture, sculpture,and psychology, 1963-Dean's List.
Farr and Associates, Greensboro, N.C., Executive Leadership Program.384 classroom hours of Organizational Development. 1981- 1982.
SEMINARS AND OTHER EDUCATION
Courses A, B, and C of the Realtors Institute of North Carolina, 1975-1976.
Solar Heating Seminar, Guilford Technical Institute, N.C., Dr. Maurice Raiford, 1977.
Basic Money Market Analysis (SREA)- Dr. William Kinard, Greensboro,N.C. 1979.
Tax Considerations in Real Estate Transactions- Dr. Warren Higgins, Greensboro, N.C. 1980
Income Analysis Procedures and Techniques, Washington, D.C. 1981.
Bricklaying-Guilford Technical Institute, Greensboro, N.C. 122 classroom hours-1978.
Joint Venture Financing-Washington Board of Realtors, Washington, D.C. 1989.
The Machinery/Equipment Interface, George D. Sinclair, FASA, MAI, Falls Church, VA 1989
Appraisal Before the Tax Court, The Honorable Samuel B. Sterrett, Falls Church VA 1989
Standards of Professional Practice-ASA, Washington, D.C. 1990.
Right of Way and Partial Taking Appraising, Gerald B. Saunder, SR/WA, Bethesda, MD 1990
Fair Housing, D.C. Real Estate Commission, Washington, D.C. 1990
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, Washington, D.C. 1992.
Subdivision Analysis, Washington, D.C. 1992.
Appraisal Reporting of Complex Residential Property, Virginia, 1993
ARGUS, Mr. Chase Metz, Washington, D.C. 1993
UCAIR Commercial Form, Felice Rocca, MAI, Manassas, VA 1994
Cash Equivalency, Dr. Ken Lusht, MAI, Manassas, VA 1994
Reviewing Residential Appraisals, Joe Minnich, SRA, Virginia 1995
Analyzing Income and Expenses of Commercial Property, Virginia, 1995
Regression Analysis: The Appraisal Approach of the Future, Matt McKissock, Washington, D.C. 1995
Appraiser as Expert Witness, Felice Rocca, MAI, Virginia 1995
Matched Pairs and Market Extraction, Joseph Durrer, MAI, Virginia 1995
Highest and Best Use, Joseph Durrer, MAI, Virginia 1995
Virginia Appraisal Law, Joseph Durrer, MAI, Virginia 1995
Dynamics of Office Building Valuation, Felice Rocca, MAI, Virginia 1996
Non-Residential Demonstration Writing,Steve Matos,MAI/Rocky Shiplett,MAI, Washington, D.C. 1996
TYPES OF APPRAISALS
Surface, Subsurface, and Air Rights; Office Buildings; Hotels; Residences; Industrial Buildings; Raw Land; Medical Office Buildings; Leasehold and Leased Fee Interests; Partial Interests; and Residential, Historic Properties.
TYPES OF REVIEW APPRAISALS
Office Buildings; Subdivisions; Raw Land; Office Condominiums; Single Family Detached and Attached; Industrial Complexes; Hotels; Raw Land; Shopping Centers; Mini-Warehouse Self-Storage Complexes; Cooperative Apartments and Apartments
FORMER PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Stonewall Jackson Chapter Representative to the Appraisal Standards Board and the Appraisal Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation
Appraisal Institute- MAI Candidate IIN: 242602529 (AIREA Chapters #40 and SREA #153 until 1981. Washington Metro Chapter from 1981 - 1992) Stonewall Jackson Chapter 1992 - Present.
Federal Real Property Association-Vice President, Washington, D.C. 1988-1992.
Chambers of Commerce-Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Vienna, and Reston 1986.
Dulles Area Regional Council-1986
NAIOP-1986
National Academy of Conciliators-1985-1988
North Carolina Regional Representative, SREA Market Data Center, 1980-1981
Boards of Realtors, Greensboro, N.C. 1974-1981 and Washington, D.C. 1986-1988
National Association of Realtors-1974-1982, 1986-1988
CLIENTS
VA
GRAIMARK for R.T.C.
Perpetual F.S.B for RTC
Gemini Asset Managers for RTC
Commonwealth F.S.B. for RTC
Piedmont F.S. B. for RTC
Rust & Rust
NC
Nelson Machinery and Grinder
Turner, Enoch, Foster, and Burnley
Home Federal Savings and Loan
Central Carolina Bank
MD
Record Data
JCF Partners for RTC
Financial Conservators, Inc for RTC
United Savings Association (USA)
Standard Federal Savings and Loan for RTC
OTHER
Coopers & Lybrand for RTC
Crown Revenue for RTC
DC
American Security Bank/MNC
Real Property Administration, DAS, D.C. Government
Resolution Trust Corporation
FDIC
RELOCATION APPRAISAL CLIENTS
Owens Corning
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Western Electric
The Relocation Funding Corp.
Dow Badischi Co.
Homequity
Time, Inc.
Merrill Lynch Relocation Company
National Biscuit Co.
Empire Relocation
TransEquity