Hotel Property Tax Valuations
A collection of books and articles that provide an overview of how to perform a hotel appraisal for property tax purposes. Since hotels contain business value and personal property which is not taxable for real property assessment, there needs to be an adjustment in the valuation process that removes any income attributed to these non-real property elements. The procedure used by most property assessors is known as the "Rushmore Approach." There is a separate section of articles and court decisions supporting the Rushmore Approach
Steve's online course "How to Value a Hotel"
Learn from the Creator of the Hotel Valuation Methodology
For the past 40 years, Steve has trained thousands of HVS associates, professional appraisers, consultants, brokers, and hotel school students on the art and science of hotel valuations. In addition, he has developed the most sophisticated software to perform hotel market studies and valuations. Now, Steve is available to personally teach you the necessary techniques and skills to quickly become proficient as a hotel appraiser/valuer.
Become a Certified Hotel Appraiser/Valuer
Advance Your Hotel Career- Become a Certified Hotel Appraiser or Certified Hotel Valuer
If you are an experienced appraiser looking to specialize in valuing hotels or a new valuer starting your career, you need to obtain a hotel valuation certification issued by the International Association of Hotel Appraisers.
By successfully completing an online course, you will become a Certified Hotel Appraiser (CHA) or a Certified Hotel Valuer (CHV) the world's only hotel valuation certification. Adding CHA or CHV certification to your resume and LinkedIn profile will certainly set you apart from all other
appraisers/valuers and industry professionals.
Experienced hotel appraisers can obtain the CHA certification based on their past education and hotel valuation experience. For more information on the criteria for obtaining the CHA certification based on experience- contact Steve Rushmore at steve@steverushmore.com
After successfully passing the online course you will receive a certificate suitable for framing (via email). Your name will also appear in a Directory of CHA and CHV members.
