Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
I'm a commercial real estate appraiser based in Lowell, Massachusetts. I have been in the appraisal business for over 25 years. I started as a research assistant at T.H. Reenstierna & Sons in Arlington, MA. Later I moved on to start my own company, providing commercial real estate sales data to appraisers. About 1995 I started working for Eric Reenstierna Associates as a trainee appraiser and in 2007 I became a Certified General Appraiser in the state of Massachusetts. I have worked on many property types, from small commercial condominium units to large industrial facilities. My primary area is the Merrimack Valley, but I take on assignments just about anywhere. For example, by using temporary licenses, I have appraised properties in Maine, Connecticut, New Jersey and Minnesota as well as doing appraisal research in Iowa, Oregon, and Wyoming. I am also very happy to share data with other appraisers or anyone else interested in the local commercial real estate market. I am a candidate member of the Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers and an active member on their Government Affairs Committee.
Conducting commercial real estate appraisals and day to day operations.
At T.H. Reenstierna I appraise a wide variety of property types, including apartment complexes, office buildings, residential land, parking lots, conservation land, gas stations, repair garages, fraternal buildings, and industrial buildings. Some unusual projects that I have worked on include an animal shelter, schools, and a house of worship that was attached to a repair garage.
The appraisals that I do for Braese Associates tend to be smaller properties in the Woburn Area. I appraise many mixed use buildings with street retail and apartments above. I also appraise restaurants, gas stations, commercial land, subdivisions, repair garages, and gas stations. I have also appraised medical office, office, and industrial condominium units for Braese Associates.
I started working for Eric Reenstierna in 1995 as a trainee appraiser. I started by doing research and going on inspections with Eric. Eventually I started writing sections of reports and then moved on to doing assignments on my own. I was also the ad hoc IT person for the office. I set up and maintained networks, maintained the devices on the network. I also did work on Eric's web sites. I wrote code and helped with design work.