Winter 2021 Newsletter

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION SPOTLIGHT

Curt Chisholm, AAS, CFE Residential Analyst Leon County

Briefly describe your appraisal/assessment experience. I started working for the Leon County Property Appraiser in 2004 as an OPS data entry employee. I came on full time in 2007 after graduating from FSU and have been a Residential Field Appraiser for 8 years and in my current position as an Residential Analyst for 5 years.

Curt Chisholm, AAS, CFE

Why did you pursue the AAS designation? To expand my knowledge into the property tax administration, to

get an overall learning experience of how the office works together as whole.

What was one of the biggest challenges you faced while pursuing your AAS desig- nation? Juggling family, work and studying was the biggest challenge. Thanks to my wife it was manage- able and not as challenging as it could have been. What advice/suggestions would you give to someone considering an IAAO desig- nation? Start studying early and often. The designation covers a wide array of information. Has the AAS designation been beneficial to your job? If yes, how? The AAS designation has been very beneficial for my job, it has given me an overview of how the office works as a whole and how the different appraisal departments interact together to imple- ment ideal tax policy to the citizens of Leon County. What material/workshops did you study to prepare for the AAS Case Study Ex- amination? I study all of the course material recommended and took the AAS case study workshop.

What is your favorite vacation and/or hobbies you enjoy? I enjoy hunting, fishing and beaching, especially with family.

APPRAISAL TERMINOLOGY 101

Linear Regression– A kind of statistical analysis used to investigate whether a dependent varia- ble and a set of one or more independent variables share a linear correlation and, if they do, to predict the value of the dependent variable on the basis of the values of the other variables. Re- gression analysis of one dependent variable and only one independent variable is called simple linear regression, but it is the word simple (not linear) that distinguishes it from multiple regres- sion analysis with its multiple independent variables.

Source: Glossary for Property Appraisal and Assessment.

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Winter 2020 Newsletter of the FCIAAO