Resume

P.O. Box 442 • Stevensville, Montana 59870
Phone: (406) 240-9551 ● Fax: (406) 777-2720
E-mail: jason@sapphireappraisal.com

JASON L. JOOST

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2006-Present ─ Sapphire Appraisal, Inc., Stevensville, Montana
President/Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser

Completing appraisals of proposed and existing residences, multi-family dwellings, and unimproved land in Missoula and Ravalli counties.
FHA approved appraiser.
Experienced USDA/MBOH appraiser.
Represent and Advise clients in real estate development ventures.

2004-2006 ─ DE Appraisal Services, Inc., Hamilton, Montana
Staff Appraiser/Associate

1995-2006 ─ Joost Investments, LLC., Stevensville, Montana
Business Analyst/Consultant

Researched and analyzed local real estate market trends.
Represented and advised real estate investors for residential land developments.
Acted as liaison between professional land surveyors, engineers, registered sanitarians, accountants, and attorneys.

EDUCATION:

Associate Member of the Appraisal Institute ─ Montana Chapter
Bitterroot Valley Board of Realtors (BVBOR)
Missoula Organization of Realtors (MOR)

2013
      Introduction to Complex Appraisal Assignments
      Real Estate Agent, Appraiser and Mortgage Fraud
      The Art and Science of Determining Appraisal Adjustments
      Appraiser Independence & the Mandatory reporting of USPAP Failures

2012
      7-Hour National USPAP Update
      Residential Applications: Using Technology to Measure and Support
        Assignment Results
      Deriving and Supporting Adjustments

2011
      The Uniform Appraisal Dataset Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

2010
      7-Hour National USPAP Update
      Business Practices and Ethics
      Marshall & Swift Residential Cost Training
      Advanced Internet Search Strategies

2007
      Sales Comparison and Income Approach
      FHA and The Appraisal Process
      Real Estate Finance Statistics and Valuation Modeling
      Business Practices and Ethics

2006
      7-Hour National USPAP Update
      Basic Income Capitalization

2005
      Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)
      The Professional’s Guide to the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report
      Advanced Residential Report Writing
      Basic Appraisal Procedures
      Basic Appraisal Principles

Graduated 2001 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelor of Science Finance

Graduated 1999 Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
Associate of Science Business Management

LANGUAGES:

Fluent in written and spoken Portuguese.