Mr. Sanders has extensive experience in the valuation and evaluation of real property for corporate clients, financial institutions, attorneys, public and governmental agencies, including vacant land, residential, commercial, industrial and special purpose properties.  Mr. Sanders has performed real estate damage analysis involving a variety of detrimental conditions, specializing in value diminution associated with title issues, geotechnical failures, construction defects and proximity studies.

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EXPERIENCE

Vacant Land – residential, commercial, industrial, acreage

Residential – single-family dwellings, condominiums, planned-unit developments, apartments, subdivisions and mobile home parks

Commercial – professional office buildings, medical offices, office condominiums, shopping centers, retail stores, hotels and motels, restaurants, automobile dealerships and mixed-use properties

Industrial – light industrial buildings, multi-tenant industrial parks, warehouses, manufacturing plants, research & development

Easement valuation, leased fee and leasehold interests, bond-financed properties, market research, construction defects, casualty loss, statistical analysis, property tax appeals, full and partial taking for condemnation, appraisal review

Court Experience – qualified as an expert witness in Federal Court; Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and San Diego County Superior Courts; United States Bankruptcy Court
  

Bell Anderson & Sanders, LLC   Principal; activities include valuation, consulting, expert testimony and litigation support in the area of real estate damages.
 

Coastline Realty Advisors  Principal; activities include valuation, consulting, appraisal review, expert testimony and litigation support.
 

PricewaterhouseCoopers  Consultant to Real Estate Damages Practice, including supervision of large assignments, specialized consulting, litigation support and expert testimony.
  

PricewaterhouseCoopers  Director of Real Estate Damages Practice; activities include supervision, valuation, consulting, appraisal review, expert testimony and litigation support.
 

Coastline Realty Advisors  Principal; activities include valuation, consulting, appraisal review, expert testimony and litigation support.
 

Coastline Group, Inc.  Senior associate engaged in valuation, consulting, appraisal review, expert testimony and litigation support.
 

TRW Appraisal Services. Chief appraiser/ manager, responsible for office management and appraisal review functions.
 

Paul G. Kloster, Inc. Independent appraiser engaged in valuation, appraisal review, expert testimony and litigation support.
  

Member of the Appraisal Institute, with MAI and SRA (RM) designations awarded in 1988 and 1986, respectively; Appraisal Institute activities include:

Southern California Chapter Board of Directors,  1994–98

Chair of Orange County Branch Chapter, 1998

Vice Chair of Orange County Branch Chapter, 1997

Member of Southern California Chapter Admissions Committee 1988–96

Vice Chairman of Admissions Committee 1990 and 1993–94

Regional Ethics and Counseling Panel 1992–97

National Board of Examiners – Experience, RM Subcommittee 1988–91
 

Member of Forensic Expert Witness Association:

President, 2000

Board of Directors, 1999
 

Member of International Right-of-Way Association (IRWA), Orange County Chapter 67
 

State of California Certified General Real Estate Appraiser #AG002434

State of Nevada Certified General Appraiser
#A.0005949-CG
 

"Post-Repair Diminution in Value from Geotechnical Problems," The Appraisal Journal, January 1996

"Aas/Provencal v. Superior Court of San Diego County: An Appraisal Expert’s View," San Francisco Law Review, 1999

"Value Diminution as a Measure of Real Property Damages," Orange County Lawyer, February 2000

"Appraisal Alchemy Debunked," Right of Way, July/August 2000

"Real Estate Appraisal Standards," California Lawyer, December 2002

"Mold: What Appraisers Should Know."
Valuation Insights & Perspective, Third Quarter 2005

Contributor/Technical Advisor, Real Estate Damages: An Analysis of Detrimental Conditions, Chicago: Appraisal Institute, 1999
 

Undergraduate Studies

B. A. degree in Business Administration with concentration in Finance from California State University Fullerton; graduated with honors May 1981

Professional Studies

Successfully completed the following courses sponsored by the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and the Appraisal Institute:

Real Estate Appraisal Principles - February 1982

Basic Valuation Procedures - April 1983

Residential Valuation - June 1983

Standards of Professional Practice - March 1984, May 1991, July 1996, September 2000, August 2004

Capitalization Theory & Techniques, Part A - June 1984

Capitalization Theory & Techniques, Part B - November 1985

Case Studies in Real Estate Valuation - August 1986

Valuation Analysis and Report Writing - September 1986 

Market Analysis and Highest & Best Use - June 1995

Westech College:

Geographic Information Systems - May 1996

Orange Coast College:

Probability and Statistics - August-December 1998

Recent Continuing Education:

Environmental Contamination and Natural Disasters - September 1997

The Future of Benefits in Eminent Domain Property Acquisitions -
October 1997

IRWA Valuation Conference - 
April 1998

Non-Conforming Uses - May 1998

Creative Environmental Risk Management - June 1998

Business Value in the World of Real Estate - August 1998

Land and Environmental Issues -
August 1998

Market Trends in Southern California -
August 1998

Useful Internet Web Sites for Appraisers
- August 1998

Operating Expenses - August 1998

Valuation of Detrimental Conditions -
October 1998

Regression Analysis in Appraisal Practice - August 1999

Statistical Methods for Residential Analysis - September 2000

Issues in Construction Defects and Damaged Properties - September 2000

Demystifying and Handling Mold Claims in California - November 2001

Appraisal Institute Summer Conference - August 2003

Law of Easements in California - 
March 2004

Construction Defect Litigation from an Insurance Claims Perspective - June 2005, June 2004 and prior

Market Analysis and the Site To Do Business - July 2005

Litigation Seminar - November 2005, November 2004, November 2003, November 2002 and prior

Market Trends Seminar - January 2006, January 2005, January 2004, January 2003 and prior

Construction Defect Seminar - May 2006

What Clients Would Like Their Appraisers To Know - June 2006

Bell Anderson & Sanders, LLC  
RED Professional Building
496 Broadway
Laguna Beach, CA  92651

General Office: (949) 497-7600
Direct Line: (562) 598-2402
Fax (949) 497-7601
E-Mail: Mike@RealEstateDamages.com