The appraisal profession is built on a ladder of expertise, and each rung tells a story about how deeply an appraiser is allowed to venture into the world of valuation.

Long before spreadsheets, zoning codes, or cap rate debates, the roots of appraisal trace back to ancient civilizations that needed a rational way to value land, crops, and structures.

The appraisal profession has always attracted a certain type of mind—the kind that thrives on decoding the hidden logic of the built world.