NICHOLAS J. MANCUSO, MAI
State Certified General Appraiser RZ 542

Biographic Data:

Born Sept 9, 1962 in Stoneboro, Pennsylvania; Florida resident since 1972.

Education:     

- Winter Haven High School - 1981
- Polk Community College (AA degree) - 1983
- Florida State University (BS degree in both real estate and finance) - 1985
- Completed Commercial Investment Course CI 101 of the Real Estate National Marketing Institute in 1985
- Completed the following Appraisal Institute Courses from 1986 – to present:
Standards of Professional Practice, Real Estate Appraisal Principles, Basic
Valuation Procedures, Capitalization Theory & Technique Parts A & B,
Residential Valuation, Case Studies in Real Estate Valuation
- Completed all requirements necessary for obtaining the MAI designation in 1991 and
submitted to membership with the Appraisal Institute as MAI Member 9446.
- Completed the following appraisal seminars from 1992 - 2007:
Appraising Troubled Properties, Legal Rules and Appraisal Practices in Condemnation,
Appraisal Office Management, Court Preparation for Litigation, Dynamics of Office Building Valuation, Appraisal of Retail Properties, Less than Fee Acquisitions, USPAP Update, Case Studies in Uniform Standards, Analyzing Operating Expenses, Internet Search Strategies for Real Estate Appraisers, SPP-C, Business Practices and Ethics, Scope of Work, Subdivision Valuation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Analyzing Distressed Real Estate, Appraising Convenience Stores, Small Hotel/Motel Valuation, Yellow Book/USPAP for Federal Land Acquisitions

Employment: 
8/93 - Present:         Mancuso Appraisal Services, Inc.
5/90 - 8/93:             Reed Appraisal Company; Associate Appraiser 
1/89 -  4/90:            Arthur G. Pollard, MAI; Assoc. Appraiser
1/88 -  1/89:            Appraisal Specialists; Co-Owner
10/85 - 12/87:         Brakora & Associates; Assoc. Appraiser 

Appraisal Assignments:
   Commercial – proposed and existing office buildings, apartment complexes, motels, restaurants, neighborhood shopping centers, automobile dealerships, medical offices, mobile home parks,branch banks and various types of retail buildings.
   Industrial – proposed and existing warehousing and self-storage facilities, citrus packing plant, and various miscellaneous industrial use buildings.
   Residential Development - proposed and existing subdivisions, Planned Unit Developments, condominium developments, DRI (Development of Regional Impact).
Special Purpose - recreational vehicle parks, golf courses, and adult care living facilities
   Agricultural - vacant acreage, citrus groves and pastureland.

   Eminent Domain / Condemnation Assignments: utility easement acquisitions for Polk County Utilities and Public Works, partial takings for road right of way for parcels with and those without damage issues, whole taking assignments for attorneys and for SWFWMD (Lake Hancock Project), worked with a team of appraisers involved in appraisals of numerous parcels acquired for a natural gas pipeline for Gulfstream Natural Gas, property owner representation and consultations for local attorneys involved in condemnation

Professional Affiliations:
- MAI - Member, Appraisal Institute, Certificate No. 9446, awarded May, 1992.
- Alumni of Leadership VI of the Winter Haven Area Chamber of Commerce.

Department of Professional Regulation/FREC:
- State Certified General Appraiser RZ 542, awarded  September 1990       
-  Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker since 1981.

Qualified as Expert Witness: 
10th Judicial Circuit Court

Appraisal Clients:
Commercial banks and savings and loans including: FDIC, SunTrust Bank, Wachovia Bank, Bank of America, Citrus & Chemical Bank, CenterState Bank, Colonial Bank, American Bank and Trust of Polk County, Citizens Bank, First Southern Bank, Regions Bank, Fifth Third Bank; also City of Winter Haven, City of Lakeland, Polk County Board of Commissioners, State of Florida Department of Natural Resources, Florida Department of Environment Protection, Southwest Florida Water Management District, South Florida Water Management District, investors, developers, attorneys/law firms, Realtors and individuals.