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MY NAME IS JOHN W. HIBBARD. MY UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION WAS TAKEN AT NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA WHERE I WAS A NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SCHOLAR, TRINITY UNIVERSITY WHERE I PARTICIPATED IN THE HONORS ENGLISH PROGRAM, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, AND THE FREE UNIVERSITY IN BERLIN, WEST GERMANY. THE BULK OF MY EDUCATION, HOWEVER, WAS TAKEN AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY WHERE I SPENT THE SECOND, FOURTH AND FIFTH YEARS OF MY UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN THE HUMANITIES.

 

I HAVE RECEIVED APPRAISAL EDUCATION FROM THE APPRAISAL INSTITUTE, THE STANDARDS BOARD OF THE APPRAISAL FOUNDATION AND THE AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES AND PERIODIC SEMINARS COVERING SPECIFIC APPRAISAL TOPICS. I HAVE APPRAISED A WIDE VARIETY OF PROPERTY TYPES OVER THE PAST TWENTY-TWO YEARS, INCLUDING LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES WITH UNUSUAL USES, AND SPECIAL-PURPOSE PROPERTIES INCLUDING COLD STORAGE FACILITES, LEASED PORT AUTHORITY PROPERTIES, AND RECREATIONAL ISLANDS.

 

I AM THE OWNER AND THE SENIOR APPRAISER OF THE MERIDIAN VALUATION GROUP. I HOLD A VALID CERTIFIED GENERAL APPRAISER CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF REAL ESTATE  APPRAISERS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

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I HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED A CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR OF THE USPAP BY THE APPRAISAL QUALIFICATIONS BOARD OF THE APPRAISAL FOUNDATION [#10309]

 

I HAVE SPECIAL COMPETENCE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE TECHNICAL REVIEW OF NARRATIVE APPRAISAL REPORTS, INCLUDING SERVICE AS A CONSULTANT TO THE OFFICE OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND I HAVE SPECIAL COMPETENCE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE APPRAISAL OF RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION PROPERTIES AND LAND SUITABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

 

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I AM, BY REASON OF MY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, COMPETENT TO DEVELOP AND TO REPORT THE RESULTS OF THE APPRAISAL MEMORIALIZED IN THIS REPORT.