Preview – 2016 Personal Property Summer Appraisal Camp

The Personal Property discipline of the American Society of Appraisers, for the fourth year in a row, has partnered with Purchase College, SUNY, to offer 2016 Personal Property Summer Appraisal Camp. This year’s camp will take place from June 4-18, 2016 at Purchase College, SUNY.

This accelerated summer camp program enables students to learn the skills needed to build their career in the field of personal property appraising. Attendees will learn everything they need to know to become leaders in valuation. Upon completion of the program, students will have taken the first steps toward qualifying for eventual accreditation and membership in ASA. Courses may also be taken individually if the prerequisites have been met.

2016 Summer Camp offers four core Principle of Valuation (POV) courses that are all taught by accredited senior appraisers: Introduction to Personal Property Valuation, Personal Property Valuation Methodology: Research & Analysis, Personal Property Valuation: Report Writing and Personal Property Valuation: The Legal & Commercial Environment. The instructor for the courses are Edie Yeomans, FASA, Fran Zeman, FASA, Sandra Tropper, ASA and Charles Rosoff, ASA.

A photo of the PP202 class with instructor Fran Zeman, ASA, at PP Summer Camp 2014. Photo by Anthony Pellegrino,

In the past this program has attracted students from across the nation and from a variety of backgrounds, including Fine Arts, American Indian Arts, Rare Books, Vintage Automobiles due to its unique offering of valuation theory education.

What Past Students Have Said About Personal Property Summer Camp

“The courses and study are intensive, but don’t let stop you from taking advantage of this great opportunity. The teachers are passionate about teaching and committed to the students. If you apply yourself to the studies at Purchase and ask lots of questions of the teachers, you will come out of the boot camp a superior appraiser of personal property. If becoming a top notch appraiser isn’t enough, you will have the opportunity to make new friends.  I made nearly two dozen friends with whom I now work on numerous assignments and who have become very dear friends – and that includes the teachers!”
– John Henley, ASA, attended PP Summer Camp in 2012

“What I can say is taking all 4 courses consecutively was advantageous since they do overlap. The instructors were fantastic and encouraging.  All four of have continued to be supportive towards achieving my accreditation.”
– Shirley Sanders, attended PP Summer Camp in 2014

“The teaching was great. I enjoyed all of the POV classes and learned a lot.”
– Darcy Tell, attended PP Summer Camp in 2015

For more information or to register visit ASA Online or call (800) 272-8258.