Appraiser’s Guide to Highest & Best Use

Explore this pivotal analysis for appraisers and its critical role in ensuring credible real property valuations

Live/In-Person Class hosted in Colorado Springs, CO

Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 | 8AM-12PM Mountain Time

4 HOURS

$179.95

Certified for 4 hours of continuing education in the following states:

COURSE APPROVAL INFORMATION
AL – Course #C02940
AZ – Course #0124-0000002
AR – Course #AE048
CA – Course #2410501063
CO – Course #2550
DC – PENDING
FL – Course #3815
GA – Course #77299
HI – Course #24-132
*ID – Accepts
IL – Course #575.010729
IN – PENDING
*IA—Accepts
KS – Course #572.C24.N
KY – APPROVED
LA – Course #A0050
MD – APPROVED
MA – Course #1360050
MI – Course #20-1159194
MN – Course #1036635
MS – Course #50566
MO – APPROVED
*MT – Accepts
NE – Course #2243434.33
NV – Course #CE.0009821-A
NH – APPROVED
NJ – Course #2024-207
NM – Course #4386
NY – Course #A5744-04
NC – Course #4620
*ND – Accepts
OH – Course #Q04402301A 24
OK – Course #735
OR – Course #APEL-C-0124-0070
PA – APPROVED
SC – Course #2185
TN – Course #2761
TX – Course #48901
UT – Course #AC240114
VA – APPROVED
WA – Course #A24002186
WV – APPROVED
WI – Course #20-1292146

More State Approvals coming soon!

*States with an asterisk will accept CE which is approved in the state where it is being taught.

*If you don’t see your state listed, CLICK HERE to send an email to our education director, Ben Maxwell, and request approval or ask questions. 

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Course Description

Highest and best use analysis isn’t just a cut-and-paste recipe. It’s a logical decision-making process for appraisers, a series of hypotheses you’ll test against the facts on the ground. Think of yourself as a detective on a case: Assume nothing. Ask the four big questions:

  • Do zoning laws and other regulations permit the proposed use?
  • Can the structure physically be built on this property?
  • Will it make money?
  • Which of the feasible uses provides the most benefit?

Collect evidence. Support your findings. Most of all, keep an open mind as you seek answers. This is a critical part of your analysis, and it plays an immense role in making your real property appraisal credible. In this course, you’ll learn how to apply the four tests and make your H&BU analysis count.

Date and Time

Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 | 1PM-4PM Mountain Time

Course Policies

Refund/Cancellation Policy (IN-PERSON): Refunds must be requested by email 7 days prior to class to ben@storyboardemp.com. No refund will be processed after 7 days prior to the class for any reason. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Meet The Instructor

Hal Humphreys

Hal Humphreys

Hal Humphreys is a real estate appraiser with more than 30 years in the business. He has served as an expert witness in civil and criminal cases where citizens (many times, appraisers) were accused of fraud or negligence and as a contract investigator for the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. Hal is a founding partner of Appraiser eLearning.

Course Author

Bryan Reynolds

Bryan S. Reynolds, CDEI™ is a KY/TN Certified General Real Property Appraiser, a registered agent with the TN State Board of Equalization and an AQB Certified USPAP Instructor. He has testified and appeared in various courts, planning and zoning boards as both an expert and as an agent making valuation arguments before local and state hearing officials and Administrated Law Judges. Reynolds is the owner of Bryan S. Reynolds & Associates, Reynolds Appraisal Service and a partner in Appraiser eLearning, www.appraiserelearning.com. He provides residential and commercial valuation services throughout the region and various educational offerings, mentoring, consulting and litigation support services throughout the country as well as being available for lectures and is well known for his Think Outside the “Check” Box approach.


AQB Certified USPAP Instructor
Certified General Real Property Appraiser
Consultant
Litigation Valuation Expert
FHA Lender Selection Roster Appraiser
Expert Witness

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