LEDFORD & ASSOCIATES

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS

About Us

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
TIM E. LEDFORD, ASA

Tim E. Ledford, ASA is a Professional Fee Appraiser and Real Estate Consultant.

Certified General Real Property Appraiser, Georgia (#2133).

EXPERIENCE

Fee Appraiser/Consultant - 1989 to Present.
Coweta County Tax Assessors - Real Property Appraiser - 1985 to 1989.

EDUCATION

Appraisal Institute:
Uniform Standards of Professional Practice (USPAP)
Basic Valuation Procedures
Real Estate Appraisal Principles

Lincoln Graduate Center:
Real Estate Environmental Screening
Yield Capitalization of Income Property
Direct Capitalization of Income Property
Commercial-Investment Appraisal

State of Georgia:
Assessment Fundamentals for Appraisers
Certification for Assessors

Various Seminars:
Analyzing Commercial Lease Clauses
Special Purpose Properties
Appraisal of Nonconforming Uses
The Appraisal of Local Retail Properties
Property Tax Appeals and Ad Valorem Taxation
New Industrial Valuation
Analyzing Operating Expenses
Market Analysis
Fair Value vs. Market Value
Proposed and Problem Properties
A Global Economic Outlook

UNIVERSITY DEGREES

B.A., Bachelor of Arts, University of West Georgia; Majored in History and attained departmental honors. Member of Phi Alpha Theta National Honor Society.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND RECOGNITION

Certified General Real Property Appraiser, Georgia, #2133.
ASA Designation, American Society of Appraisers, (Real Property/Urban), #067575.
General Associate Member, Appraisal Institute, #M901061.
Phi Alpha Theta National Honor Society, Member.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
MARIE S. LEDFORD

Marie S. Ledford, is a Professional Fee Appraiser and Real Estate Consultant.

Certified General Real Property Appraiser, Georgia (#132).

EXPERIENCE

Fee Appraiser/Consultant - 1988 to Present.
American Realty Concepts, Inc. - Appraiser - 1987 to 1988.
Childers Associates - Appraiser - 1985 to 1987.
Successfully completed all required experience credits for the Appraisal Institute MAI designation. Awarded 6,000 hours of Specialized Appraisal Experience on May 4, 1990.

EDUCATION

Successfully completed all required coursework for the Appraisal Institute MAI designation.

Successfully passed the Appraisal Institute Comprehensive Examination

Appraisal Institute:
Separating Real and Personal Property from Intangible Business Assets
Uniform Standards of Professional Practice (USPAP)
Advanced Sales Comparison & Cost Approaches
Highest & Best Use and Market Analysis
Report Writing and Valuation Analysis
Case Studies in Real Estate Valuation
Capitalization Theory & Techniques
Basic Valuation Procedures
Real Estate Appraisal Principles

Various Seminars:
Apartment Appraisal
Forecasting Revenue
Analyzing Commercial Lease Clauses
Special Purpose Properties
Appraisal of Nonconforming Uses
The Appraisal of Local Retail Properties
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Appraising
New Industrial Valuation
Appraisal of Retail Properties
Analyzing Operating Expenses
Hotel/Motel Valuation
Market Analysis
Fair Value vs. Market Value
Cash Equivalency
Litigation Valuation
Proposed and Problem Properties
A Global Economic Outlook
Subdivision Analysis
Rates, Ratios, and Reasonableness

UNIVERSITYDEGREES/POST GRADUATE WORK

Georgia Institute of Technology, Post Graduate Work;
Related course work: Project Feasibility Analysis, Engineering Economy. M.Ed. Master of Education in Mathematics, University of Georgia. B.S. Bachelor of Science, University of West Georgia

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND RECOGNITION

Certified General Real Property Appraiser, Georgia (#132).
General Associate Member, Appraisal Institute (#M860998).
Listed in Who's Who in Finance and Business, 23rd-39th Editions, 1995-2008; Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 22nd-34th Editions; 1992-2008; Who's Who of American Women, 19th-26th Editions, 1995-2008; Who's Who in the World, 12th-25th Editions, 1995-2008; and Who's Who in America, 52nd-62nd Editions, 1998-2008; Marquis Who's Who.