IL Appraisal

Illinois Real Estate Appraisal School

McKissock is the premier real estate and appraisal school in the United States.  We offer convenient, quality online appraisal courses that will help you meet Illinois' requirements to become a real estate appraiser.  In IL, and throughout the rest of the country as well, McKissock is the online real estate appraisal school.  Our online courses are authored by practicing appraisers, so they prepare students for success, not only on the licensing and certification exams, but in the real-life appraisal world as well.  Take a look at the real estate appraisal pre-licensing courses we offer.

Save with our THREE IL Appraisal packages

Illinois 125 Hour Upgrade to Certified Residential Package
Courses Included Hrs Price

30.00 $409.95

20.00 $279.95

15.00 $209.95

15.00 $209.95

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15.00 $209.95
15.00 $209.95
Price: $1739.65
Package Savings: -$639.70
Package Price: $1099.95
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Illinois 180-hour Upgrade from Certified Residential to Certified General Package
Courses Included Hrs Price

30.00 $409.95

30.00 $409.95

30.00 $409.95

60.00 $779.95

30.00 $409.95
Price: $2419.75
Package Savings: -$78.80
Package Price: $2340.95
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Illinois 225-hour Upgrade from Trainee to Certified General Package
Courses Included Hrs Price

30.00 $409.95

30.00 $409.95

30.00 $409.95

60.00 $779.95

30.00 $409.95

15.00 $209.95

15.00 $209.95

15.00 $209.95
Price: $3049.60
Package Savings: -$123.65
Package Price: $2925.95
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Illinois Individual Courses

Approval #: 573.000518
Sponsor Code: 150

This course provides the residential appraisal student with the opportunity to think beyond basic residential appraisal assignments and consider the appraisal of complex properties using advanced methods and techniques.

Course 9
Price: $209.95
Approval #: 573.000484
Sponsor Code: 150

This course is structured to conform to the 2008 Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria established by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation. This course is part of the Required Core Curriculum. There is a required two-hour proctored exam at the end that must be taken in a monitored setting.

Course 10
Price: $279.95
Approval #: 573.000548
Sponsor Code: 150

This course is designed to provide the practicing real estate appraiser with the technical background necessary to perform an appraisal review assignment in compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. The course is designed for the commercial rather than residential real estate appraiser and, although the focus is on the independent fee appraiser, the principles outlined are also applicable to the staff review appraiser who works for a lending institution.

Price: $209.95
Approval #: 573.000549
Sponsor Code: 150

This course is designed to provide the practicing real estate appraiser with an understanding of the opportunities available in litigation support assignments. Additionally, it will supply the background for the appraiser to provide a work product and testimony necessary to assist the Trier of Fact in a civil case to reach a just and equitable decision. The student will be informed about the structure of a civil trial, the rules of evidence, and USPAP requirements, and will gain an understanding of the mechanics of a civil trial.

Price: $209.95
Approval #: 573.000562
Sponsor Code: 150

This course is designed to fulfill the Qualifying Education requirements of the Appraiser Qualifications Board of The Appraisal Foundation for the course titled: General Appraiser Income Approach. This is a 60-Hour online course addressing the requirements of the AQB’s Matrix.

Price: $779.95
Approval #: 573.000547
Sponsor Code: 150

This course is designed to meet the criteria for a 30-hour course as part of the required course curriculum under the Appraiser Qualification Board requirements for general appraiser certification. It provides an in-depth look at the market analysis process and highest and best use analysis for non-residential properties. This is an advanced course and builds on the principles and practices learned in earlier courses.

Price: $409.95
Approval #: 573.000551
Sponsor Code: 150

This course is designed to meet the criteria for a 30-hour course as part of the required course curriculum under the Appraiser Qualification Board requirements for general appraiser certification. It provides an in-depth look at developing the sales comparison approach for non-residential properties. This is an advanced course and builds on the principles and practices learned in earlier courses.

Price: $409.95
Approval #: 573.000546
Sponsor Code: 150

This course provides an in-depth look at developing a Cost Approach for commercial appraisals. The six methods of site valuation are illustrated and explained. Illustrations and examples are offered of the three methods of cost estimation: Comparative Unit, Unit-in-Place, and Quantity Survey Methods. Detailed cost workups will be studied using Illustrations from the Marshall & Swift Valuation Service. Then, the three methods of estimating depreciation (Age-Life, Market Extraction, and Breakdown Methods) will be examined in detail.

Price: $409.95
Approval #: 573.000550
Sponsor Code: 150

In this course, you will learn how to write a narrative appraisal report of an income producing property. It principally focuses on the development of a Self-Contained Appraisal Report, but the methods and techniques explained can be applied to writing a Summary Appraisal Report or to a Restricted Use Appraisal Report.

Price: $409.95
Approval #: 573.000451
Sponsor Code: 150

This course is one of the elements of the Required Core Curriculum for Licensed Residential Real Property Appraiser Classification and the Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser Classification.

Course 5
Price: $209.95
Approval #: 573.000508
Sponsor Code: 150

The Residential Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use qualifying education course of instruction will acquaint the student with the basics of analysis. The student will learn some of the methodology and techniques used by appraisers to extract information from the marketplace. A basic calculator is recommended for this course.

Course 4
Price: $209.95
Approval #: 573.000578
Sponsor Code: 150
This is a basic appraisal course for real property appraisers and introduces some of the techniques and procedures associated with writing the appraisal report.

Price: $209.95
Approval #: 573.000474
Sponsor Code: 150

This course provides an in depth look at the Sales Comparison and residential Income Approaches to value.This is an upper level course that expands on the concepts learned in the Principles and Practices courses.

Course 6 An HP12C calculator is necessary for portions of this course.
Price: $409.95
Approval #: 573.000494
Sponsor Code: 150

This course provides an in-depth look at statistical analysis, mathematical modeling and the principles of real estate finance. It teaches skills that are appropriate for appraisal of both residential and income producing properties.

Course 8. An HP12C calculator is required for this course.
Price: $209.95
Illinois Appraisal School
Meet your instructor
Dan Bradley


Dan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Clarion University, and has been active in appraising since 1987. He has been instructing and authoring real estate appraisal courses since 1992. He is a state certified general appraiser, holds an SRA designation from the Appraisal Institute, a GAA designation from NAR Appraisal Section, and is on the VA panel and FHA roster.

In 2004, Dan was appointed by Governor Edward G. Rendell to serve on the Pennsylvania State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.

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