- Date
- September 28 - October 2, 2026
- Time
- 8:00AM - 4:30PM (CST)
- Sponsor
- Chicago Chapter
- Location
- DePaul University - Loop Campus
1 E. Jackson
Room 8014 Mon-Thurs
Room 8209 on Friday
Chicago, IL 60614
- Instructor
- Joseph E. Batis, MAI, AI-GRS
- Class Time
- 30 hours
- Exam Time
- 3 Hours
- Full Price
- $1,300.00
- AI Price
- $1,000.00
Course Description
Who Should Enroll
- General real property appraisers with a solid background in the income capitalization approach
- Candidates for Designation who are working toward an MAI designation
- Accountants
AI CE Points
State Approvals
| State | QE/CE | Course & Exam | Course Only | Exam Only | Delivery Format | Start Date | Expire Date | State Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 06/15/2023 | 06/15/2026 | 19430 | |
| AK | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 06/15/2023 | 06/15/2026 | 19430 |
| AL | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 11/14/2024 | 09/30/2026 | C03027 |
| AL | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 10/01/2024 | 09/30/2026 | C03027 |
| AR | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 06/14/2025 | 06/13/2027 | AI085 | |
| AR | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 06/14/2025 | 06/13/2027 | AI085 |
| AZ | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| AZ | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| CA | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 03/06/2025 | 03/05/2029 | 25CP754601599 | |
| CA | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 03/06/2025 | 03/05/2029 | 25CP754601599 |
| CO | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 2429 |
| CO | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 2429 | |
| CO | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 2429 |
| CT | CE | 18 | 18 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 07/12/2026 | AAL.001080 | |
| CT | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 07/12/2026 | APR.000305 |
| DC | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 02/29/2024 | 02/28/2026 | 4063 |
| DC | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 03/01/2026 | 02/28/2028 | ||
| DC | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 02/29/2024 | 02/28/2028 | 4063 |
| DE | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| DE | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| FL | CE | 20 | 20 | Classroom | 05/07/2024 | 05/06/2026 | 0008737 | |
| FL | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 02/05/2026 | 02/04/2028 | 0010953 |
| GA | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 06/15/2010 | 08/31/2026 | 60369 | |
| GA | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 06/14/2010 | 08/31/2026 | 60370 |
| GA | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 06/14/2010 | 08/31/2026 | 60370 |
| HI | CE | 33 | 33 | Classroom | 01/01/2024 | 08/31/2026 | 23-332 | |
| HI | CE | 35 | 33 | 2 | Classroom | 01/01/2024 | 08/31/2026 | 23-332 |
| HI | QE | 35 | 33 | 2 | Classroom | 01/01/2024 | 08/31/2026 | 23-332 |
| IA | CE | 33 | 33 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | A518-1142 | |
| IA | QE | 35 | 33 | 2 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | A518-1143 |
| ID | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | ||
| ID | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | |
| IL | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 12/23/2024 | 12/31/2026 | 575.010503 | |
| IL | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 12/23/2024 | 12/31/2026 | 573.000705 |
| IN | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| IN | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| KS | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 01/01/2026 | 12/31/2026 | C119-07 | |
| KS | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 01/01/2026 | 12/31/2026 | Q119-05 |
| KY | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 05/31/2025 | 06/30/2026 | |
| KY | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 05/31/2025 | 06/30/2026 | |
| LA | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 08/27/2025 | 08/31/2026 | A0404 | |
| LA | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/27/2025 | 08/31/2026 | A0403 |
| MA | CE | 32 | 32 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 10051203 | |
| MA | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 10051234 |
| MD | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| MD | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| ME | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| ME | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| MI | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 03/22/2024 | 12/14/2026 | 20-952143 | |
| MI | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 03/22/2024 | 12/14/2026 | 20 - 952099 |
| MN | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 05/04/2010 | 05/31/2026 | 1005226 | |
| MN | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2026 | 1011378 |
| MO | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | ||
| MO | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | |
| MS | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 07/28/2025 | 08/31/2026 | MAB #49302 | |
| MS | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 07/28/2025 | 08/31/2026 | MAB #49302 |
| MT | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 06/13/2026 | REA-CEC-REC-16801 | |
| MT | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 06/13/2026 | REA-CEC-REC-16801 |
| NC | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 01/01/2026 | 12/31/2026 | |
| ND | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 04/28/2010 | 08/31/2026 | CE-201005, 74607 |
| ND | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 04/27/2010 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| NE | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 06/11/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 1251430.02 |
| NH | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 04/19/2024 | 08/31/2026 | |
| NH | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | |
| NJ | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 2023-3430 | |
| NJ | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 2023-3430 |
| NM | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 4291 | |
| NM | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 4291 |
| NV | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 07/01/2025 | 06/30/2026 | PL.0009434-A |
| NY | CE | 28 | 28 | Classroom | 01/01/2026 | 12/31/2026 | A4089-28 | |
| OH | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 01/01/2026 | 12/31/2026 | 084602703A 25 | |
| OH | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| OK | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 708 | |
| OK | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 673 |
| OR | CE | 33 | 33 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | APIN-Q-1121-8900 | |
| OR | CE | 35 | 33 | 2 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | APIN-Q-1121-8900 |
| OR | QE | 35 | 33 | 2 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | APIN-Q-1121-8900 |
| PA | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 02/12/2024 | 08/31/2026 | ||
| PA | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 02/12/2024 | 08/31/2026 | |
| PR | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| PR | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| RI | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 05/14/2025 | 08/31/2026 | REA.0002384-CE | |
| RI | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 05/14/2025 | 08/31/2026 | REA.0002384-CE |
| SC | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/01/2024 | 08/31/2026 | AC . 2031 |
| SC | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/01/2024 | 08/31/2026 | AC . 2031 |
| SD | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 03/25/2025 | 08/31/2026 | SD 719 |
| SD | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 03/25/2025 | 08/31/2026 | SD 719 |
| TN | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2026 | 1388 | |
| TN | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2026 | 1388 |
| TX | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 03147-ACE | |
| TX | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/16/2024 | 08/31/2026 | 00707-AQC |
| UT | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 02/01/2024 | 02/28/2026 | AC240213 | |
| UT | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 07/01/2025 | 06/30/2027 | AQ250624 |
| VA | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| VA | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/30/2025 | 09/30/2027 | 4006000953 |
| VT | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 03/19/2025 | 03/19/2029 | ||
| VT | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 03/19/2025 | 03/19/2029 | |
| WA | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 04/17/2025 | 08/31/2026 | A25011754 |
| WI | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| WI | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 08/31/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 74607 |
| WV | CE | 30 | 30 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | ||
| WV | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 06/26/2023 | 08/31/2026 | |
| WY | CE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 185 |
| WY | QE | 33 | 30 | 3 | Classroom | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2026 | 185 |
Course Objectives
- Recognize operating income issues, including complex lease structures, reimbursements, and tenant improvement allowances.
- Apply property valuation techniques related to property taxes that are a function of market value, reversions, property models, and supporting the discount rate.
- Identify complex mortgage instruments and the effects of leverage.
- Develop an equity valuation.
- Recognize investor motivations, including measures and types of risk, measures of return, and income tax consequences.
- Apply techniques learned to case studies involving an office building, a subdivision, and a proposed development with prospective values and values subject to hypothetical conditions.
Course Details
Program Overview:
Table of Contents and Overview
Course Schedule
Assignments:
Yes. A pre-class, 2-hour online session.
Equipment:
- A financial calculator is required. The accepted model used in the program is the HP-12C. AI education programs that require a financial calculator are developed with HP-12C keystrokes; using this model is highly recommended.
- You must be familiar with calculator operation when the program begins. Do not enroll expecting to be taught how to use a financial calculator.
- For more information and a free review, click here.
- For additional help with the HP-12C calculator, take our online seminar Using Your HP-12C Financial Calculator.
- HP-12C calculator User's Manual.
Additional Information:
Course Materials Include:
- Course Handbook (539 pp.)
- Solutions Booklet (454 pp.)
- Symbols & Formulas
Important Note: Mandatory Diagnostic Test
Before enrolling in this or any other MAI designation course, you must take a diagnostic test. The Excel diagnostic tests your mastery of solving appraisal problems using spreadsheets. This diagnostic test was intentionally designed to be challenging and ensure participants have adequate Excel skills before taking MAI designation courses. For more information, check out the Diagnostic FAQ.
The diagnostic test is free and can be taken at any time on your personal computer. To register for the test, please click here.
This course implements a blended learning approach, which includes:- A pre-class, 2-hour online session
- 30 hours of traditional classroom education
- A 3-hour exam on the 5th morning.
Requirements:
- Microsoft Excel 2007 or 2010 must be loaded and operational (external mouse recommended). (You may use other spreadsheet programs, but those programs won’t be supported in class; demonstrations will be done in Excel.)
- Do not enroll expecting to be taught how to use Excel.
Prerequisites
- Advanced Education Diagnostic Test
- Basic Appraisal Principles
- Basic Appraisal Procedures
- National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) Course, 15-Hour
RECENT successful completion:
Recommended:
- Using Spreadsheet Programs in Real Estate Appraisals—The Basics or similar course/seminar
Course Materials & Recommended Books
Pricing Options
| Rate | Full Price | AI Price |
|---|---|---|
| Standard
Today thru 09/28/2026 |
$1,300.00 | $1,000.00 |
Additional Course Offerings
| Sponsor | Date | Location | Format | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater St. Louis Chapter | March 23-27, 2026 | St Louis, MO | Classroom | View Details | Register |
| Metropolitan New York Chapter | April 20-24, 2026 | New York, NY | Classroom | View Details | Register |
| Bluegrass Chapter | June 1-5, 2026 | Louisville, KY | Classroom | View Details | Register |
| Southern California Chapter | June 22-26, 2026 | La Verne, CA | Classroom | View Details | Register |
| Washington Idaho Montana Chapter | July 20-24, 2026 | Spokane Valley, WA | Classroom | View Details | Register |
| Tennessee Chapter | November 16-20, 2026 | NASHVILLE, TN | Classroom | View Details | Register |
Event Information
Class begins promptly at 8 am. Classroom opens at 7:30 am.
Food will not be provided in the classroom but there are many food choices within walking distance.
For parking, please visit Spothero.com for discounts and local parking.
Need assistance paying for your classes with the Appraisal Institute? Before you register, consider applying for a scholarship thru the Chicago Chapter of AI or the AI Education and Relief Foundation .