JOHN A. MEYER, SRA
CERTIFIED GENERAL APPRAISER
State of Michigan License #1201000004


Senior Residential Appraiser (SRA)
Designation 1982 – The Appraisal Institute

January 1983 – Started John A. Meyer Appraisal Company
February 1983 – Licensed Real Estate Broker
July 1976 – January 1983 – Active Real Estate Appraiser
with Bruce Poppen, MAI
1973 – Licensed Real Estate Sales Person

Education 1976 – Bachelor of Science Degree/Business Administration –
Aquinas College

Association Memberships

Past Member – Michigan State Board of Real Estate Appraisers
Past Director – The Society of Real Estate Appraisers – W. Mich. Chapter #91
Past President – The Society of Real Estate Appraisers – W. Mich. Chapter #91
Past Member – City of Grand Rapids Board of Review
Past Chairman & Current Director – Michigan Assoc. of Realtors – Council of RE Appraisers (MiCREA)
Past and Current Director – Grand Rapids Association of Realtors
Director – West Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association
Director – Midwest Appraisal Management Company
Director – Appraisal Institute – Great Lakes Chapter
President – AppraiseUSA.net
President – Appraisal Review Professionals
Member – The Appraisal Institute
Member – Employee Relocation Council
Member – Cascade Township Board of Review
Member - The Economic Club of Grand Rapids
Member – Northern Michigan MLS
Realtor – National Association of Realtors
Realtor – Michigan Association of Realtors
Realtor – Grand Rapids Real Estate Board

Qualified as an Expert Witness in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Qualified as an Expert Witness in the State of Michigan, Allegan County Circuit Court
Qualified as an Expert Witness in the State of Michigan, Eaton County Circuit Court
Qualified as an Expert Witness in the State of Michigan, Kent County Circuit Court
Qualified as an Expert Witness in the State of Michigan, Muskegon County Circuit Court
Qualified as an Expert Witness in the State of Michigan, Ottawa County Circuit Court

Partial List of Classes and Courses

Real Estate Principals 102 – Aquinas College
Real Estate Real Estate Appraisals I 103 – Aquinas College
Courses and Realtor Estate Appraisal II 104 – Aquinas College
Real Estate Investment 106 – Aquinas College
Real Estate Appraisal 101 (exam only) – Society of Real Estate Appraisers
Capitalization 301 – Northern Michigan University
Non-Residential Sales Comparison Approach 303 – NMU
Introduction to Small Business Valuation 307 – NMU
Litigation Appraising
The Appraiser as an Expert Witness
Real Estate Fraud
Business and Marketing Strategies for Appraisers
Cool Tools and Resources
Legal Issues for Appraisers
Multiple USPAP Classes
Professionals Guide to the URAR
Mortgage Fraud
Valuation & Litigation Serves
A Professional’s Guide to Conservation Easements
Making Sense of GIM, OAR’S, and DCF’s
Scope of Work
Successfully Completed Valuation of Conservation Easements Course
Dallas Fannie Mae Conference
Foreclosure Valuation & Due Diligence
Regulation Updates
Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (Yellow Book)
Meeting the Challenge of Today’s Markets: Appraising and Acquisition in Uncertain Markets
Appraising Distressed Commercial Real Estate: Here We Go Again
Preparing For MTT Small Claims Appeals
Michigan Land Valuation Issues
Trends in the Lodging Industry
Fundamentals of Separating Real Property, Personal Property and Intangible Business Assets
The Uniform Appraisal Dataset from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Partial List of Clients

Bank of Holland
Chenard & Osborn Ins. Co.
JP Morgan Chase Bank
Distinctive Homes
Coldwell Banker
Prestige Properties
Fannie Mae
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Fifth Third Bank
Varnum Riddering Schmidt & Howlett
Founders Bank & Trust
Rhoades McKee
Hilger Hammond
Plunkett & Cooney
Independent Bank
Wrigley & Hoffman
Macatawa Bank
Law Weathers & Richardson
Member First Mortgage Co.
Diann Landers
Lake Michigan Credit Union
Multiple Relocation Companies
United Bank
Kreis, Enderle, Hudgins& Borsos, P.C.
Mercantile Bank
Michigan Commerce Bank
Warner Norcross & Judd
PGP Valuation
Comerica
Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources
RDV Corporation
Grand River Bank
Amway
Mika Meyers, Beckett, & Jones PLC
Chemical Bank
ReMax Grand Rapids
Cunningham Dalman PC
Parmenter O’Toole
McShane & Bowie


Your Professional Appraisal Team Since 1983