APPRAISAL
QUALIFICATIONS
MARK K. STURGILL
WEST VIRGINIA CERTIFIED GENERAL #CG355
KENTUCKY CERTIFIED GENERAL #004474
Occupation:
Certified General Appraiser and Consulting Forester
Experience:
I have a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Forestry. I have twenty-three (23) years of experience as a forester. This experience includes the purchase, management and appraisal of timberland and timber resources throughout West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland. I have completed the required 187-hours of certified education needed to obtain my Certified General appraisers license. This education includes the following courses: 2002- USPAP (McKissock) June 2002-15 hrs-Clarksburg, WV; Principles of Real Estate Appraisal (LGC) July 2002-15 hrs-Charleston, WV; Practice of Real Estate Appraisal (LGC) July 2002-15 hrs-Charleston, WV; Appraisal of Residential Property (LGC) July 2002-30 hrs-Charleston, WV; Writing the Narrative Appraisal Report (LGC) July 2002-15 hrs - Charleston, WV; Yield Capitalization of Income Producing Properties (LGC) September 2002-15 hrs- San Antonio, TX; Direct Capitalization of Income Producing Properties (LGC) September 2002-15 hrs- San Antonio, TX; Financial Analysis of Income Producing Properties (LGC) September 2002-15 hrs- San Antonio, TX; Farm and Land Appraisal (LGC) September 2002-15 hrs- Des Moines, IA; Commercial Investment Appraisal (LGC) November 2002-15 hrs- Macon, GA; Advanced Commercial Appraisal (LGC) November 2002-15 hrs- Macon, GA; Timberland Appraisal Course (ACF) September 2003- 7 hrs- Clarksburg, WV; National USPAP Update Equivalent, 7 hours, McKissock, Inc., March 2004, Clarksburg, WV; Timberland Appraisal Seminar, 10 hours, AGF October 2004; "Partial Acquisition and Eminent Domain", 40 hours, IRWA, March 2005: 2006 USPAP Update Course, 7 hours, WV Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board; "Sales Comparison Analysis", 7 hours, Chico Real Estate Appraisal Services, August 2006: "Mathematics, Statistics and Income Approach Techniques", 14 hours, Chico Real Estate Appraisal Services, May 2007; "Conservation Easements for Professionals Course", 3 hours, Potomac Conservancy, July 2007; "Uniform Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions" (Yellow-Book), 16 hours, The Appraisal Institute, January 2008; "2008-2009 National 7-Hour USPAP Update Course", Chico Appraisal Services, June 2008, "2008-2009 National 7-Hour USPAP Update Course", Chico Appraisal Services, August 2009, "Appraisal Review Topics", Chico Appraisal Services, August 2009; "2010-2011 7-Hour USPAP Update Course", Chico Appraisal Services, September 2010; "Basic Litigation and Mock Trial for Appraisers", Chico Appraisal Services, September 2010; "Valuation of Conservation Easements", The Appraisal Institute, October 2010.
I received a Certificate of Completion for the Valuation of Conservation Easements certificate program, DATE, as offered by the American Society of Appraisers, the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and the Appraisal Institute and endorsed by the Land Trust Alliance. This certificate indicates that I have the completed the Valuation of Conservation Easements educational requirements and passed the examination.
I have testified as an expert witness in the Federal District Court in Elkins, WV. I have also testified as a witness in the Circuit Courts of Grant, Hampshire, Harrison and Randolph Counties of West Virginia.
I am a WV Certified General Appraiser #CG355; KY Certified General Appraiser #004474; WV Registered Professional Forester #292; and the West Virginia Forestry Association (Board of Directors 1993-1995,2003-2005 and Executive Committee 2005-2006). I served as a member of the Standards Committee for the West Virginia Real Estate Appraiser Board in 2008.
I worked as an Appraisers Apprentice for approximately four years (2002-2006). My supervisors included Larry Puccio (WVCG #001); Linda York (WVCG #014); Stephan A. Holmes (WVCG #019); and Thomas H. Lantz (WVCG #045). My experience includes timberland, agricultural, commercial property, of various types, industrial properties, eminent domain, rent studies and residential property appraisals.
Mark K. Sturgill
WV Certified General #CG355
KY Certified General #004474
Registered Professional Forester #292
Landmark Appraisals LLC
PO Box 331
Petersburg, WV 26847
LANDMARK APPRAISALS LLC CLIENT LIST
- Summit Community Bank
- The Grant County Bank
- Cerrone Associates, Inc.
- G.A.L. Land Company
- Grant County Development Authority
- Pendleton County Public Service District
- The Forest Land Group
- Meadwestvaco Corporation
- Shiloh Development Company
- Pendleton County Schools
- Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.
- Universal Field Services
- Upshur Agency, Inc.
- FNB Bank - Romney
- Citizens Bank - Weston
- Chase Bank - Clarksburg
- Allied Home Mortgage
- J & J Properties, LLC
- Freedom Bank
- Geary & Geary, L. P.
- Trust for Public Land
- First Central Bank (Buckhannon & Bridgeport)
- RMK Timberland Group
- Sustainable Land Fund
- City National Bank - Charleston
- The Nature Conservancy
- First Central Bank
- West Virginia Division of Highways
- WV Region 8
- Citizens National Bank of Elkins
- Pendleton Community Bank
- Capon Valley Bank
- Yorkey & Associates
- Attorney Robert Bunn
- Attorney Jeffrey S. Bowers
- Meadowdale Holdings LLC
- Vandalia Consulting
- Tri-County Real Estate
- Bank of Romney
- Duke A. McDaniel, Attorney
- MVB Bank
- Circuit Court of Mineral County, WV
