Credentials
AI-GRS review appraiser in Connecticut
The AI-GRS (General Review Specialist) designation is the Appraisal Institute's credential for appraisers who specialize in reviewing other appraisers' work. Michael L. Baldi, Jr., MAI, AI-GRS, holds it.
Michael L. Baldi, Jr., MAI, AI-GRS
Founder and Managing Partner. Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and Massachusetts.
What the AI-GRS designation is
Appraisal review is its own discipline. A reviewer has to judge whether another appraiser's data, methods and conclusions are credible, and explain why in a way a lender, court or client can rely on. The AI-GRS designation recognizes appraisers with the education and experience to do that across commercial, industrial, residential and land property.
Michael Baldi is an AI-GRS review appraiser in Connecticut. He also holds the MAI designation, and relatively few appraisers hold both.
What it takes to earn
- Hold a Certified General appraiser license, or meet the equivalent
- Complete the Appraisal Institute's review education, including Review Theory, General and Review Case Studies, General
- Pass a comprehensive examination
- Earn credit for specialized appraisal review experience that meets strict criteria
- Agree to the Appraisal Institute's Code of Professional Ethics and Standards of Professional Practice
The full requirements are on the Appraisal Institute website.
When a review is worth getting
- A lender needs a second opinion on a large or unusual loan
- An attorney needs to test the other side's appraisal in litigation, a tax appeal or an estate dispute
- An owner or executor questions a value that does not match the market
- An appraisal-management or credit process needs independent technical reviews
See our appraisal review services for desk reviews, field reviews and USPAP Standard 3 reviews.
Common questions about AI-GRS appraisal reviews
What does a review include?
We examine the report's data, methods and reasoning against USPAP Standard 3 and the assignment's requirements, and give a clear opinion on whether the work is credible. When the assignment calls for it, we also provide our own opinion of value.
Can you review an appraisal prepared for the other side?
Yes. Reviews of opposing appraisals in litigation, tax appeals, estate disputes and eminent domain cases are a regular part of our review work.
Do you review residential appraisals?
Yes. We review both commercial and residential appraisals.
Who will review the appraisal?
Michael Baldi, MAI, AI-GRS, performs or oversees every review assignment.
Need a commercial appraisal?
Tell us about the property and what the appraisal is for. We will respond with a fee and a delivery date, usually within one business day.
