Chet Rogers, MAI

Commercial Real Estate Appraiser

I have been actively engaged in the appraisal of real estate since 2003, working initially as a residential appraiser for Mickeriz Appraisal Company of Rumford, Maine. With R. G. Bramley & Co., Inc from 2004 to early 2010, commercial assignments included appraisals in connection with buying, selling, financing, and portfolio management. I am now an independent appraiser doing all kinds of commercial properties, and specializing in conservation easements, donations and acquisitions. I have experience with IRS and “Yellow Book” appraisals.

Appraisal assignments include:

Testimony to NH BTLA Nordic Ski Area
Conservation Easements Ocean-front and lake-front properties
Conservation Acquisitions Zoning Variances
“Yellow Book” Appraisals Industrial Buildings
Apartment Buildings Commercial Retail Buildings
Raw land Golf Courses
Condominiums Self-Storage Facilities
Subdivisions Professional Office Buildings and Condos
Gas Stations/Convenience Stores Mobile Home Parks
Churches Parking Lots
Restaurants Tax Abatements
Shopping Centers Eminent Domain Takings
Airplane Hangars Auto Service Garages
Laundromats Retail Buildings
Contaminations Medical Office Buildings and Condos
Health/Fitness Club Single-Family Residences
2-4 Family Dwellings Work-force Housing
Auto Dealership Camp Ground
Motel Health-care campus

Complex Appraisals

Not that any non-residential appraisal is a trivial undertaking, some were particularly complex:

  • An estate valuation of twenty six parcels of residential land in three abutting towns; some with potential conservation easements with twenty-four parcels considered for enhancement. (GT)
  • Eleven commercial properties in five towns in two states. (FS)
  • Four residential and seven commercial properties valued for estate planning. (BW)
  • Fifty lake-front houses that were unfairly reassessed at a high rate: individual appraisals were made for tax abatements (PW)
  • Eleven industrial buildings, two office buildings, and four ground leases; In seven different towns; Valued for estate planning (GN)
  • An estate valuation of 24 residential and commercial properties (PS)
  • Several eminent domain takings where my appraisal was made for the property owner and it could be used in litigation
  • A health-care campus with sixteen buildings on seventy acres

Unique properties, hard to find comps

  • YMCA
  • Nordic ski area
  • Gravel pit
  • Combination inn and restaurant in north country

In addition to appraisal work, I have served in the following capacities:

1960-1964: Computer Engineer for International Business Machines in Endicott, New York
1964-1975: Computer Engineer for Honeywell in Waltham, Massachusetts
1975-1982: Founder, Audio of New England, 6 Retail Locations and a Wholesale Business
1985-1987: Participated as a Principal in a Waterfront Subdivision in Maine
1982-2004: Founder, Micro C, Inc., a Computer and Network Support Company
1994-2003: Founder, Micro C Training Center, a Computer Network Training Company
1993-2006: Owner and Manager of a Commercial Office Building
2005-2006: Founder, New England Appraiser Training
2001-2007: Race Director, Applefest Half-Marathon in Hollis, NH