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Property expert
The business
What is a property expert?
Are you passionate about real estate? Would you like to become self-employed in this field? Are you thinking of becoming a property valuer? You need to know a lot about the profession before taking the plunge. Find out in this article what it really means to be a real estate valuer. You’ll also find out everything you need to know about the profession.
Its role
As the name suggests, a property valuer is a real estate professional who is particularly knowledgeable about valuing a property. By becoming a professional, you will be required to carry out in-depth studies and investigations in order to define the value of the property as precisely as possible. This could be a building plot, a building, a house or any other property.
Its field of action
It’s also worth remembering that becoming a property valuer requires you to be self-employed. In this profession, you work on your own account and offer services. Your clientele can therefore be very varied. You can offer your services to private individuals, companies, or even judges or notaries as part of a case.
The functions
What doesdo?
Accurately estimate the purchase or rental value of a property (the property valuer’s main task).
Analyse all aspects of the estimate in detail.
Consider a large number of parameters when estimating.
For a plot of land or a house: take into account the location of the property, its potential and the needs of the customer.
Consider the technical, tax, legal and environmental aspects of the project.
Study all the important points before finalising the estimate.
Draw up a detailed report setting out the estimate.
Explain to the customer how you arrived at your results.
Qualifications
The qualities and skills needed to be a good property valuer
Property law
Technical skills essential.
Property law
Technical skills essential.
Tax law
Technical skills essential.
Environmental law
Technical skills essential.
Organisation and rigour
Important for freelance work.
Analytical skills
Necessary for assessments.
Sense of detail
Important for refining analyses.
The benefits
What are the advantages of working as aproperty valuer?
One of the main advantages of working as aproperty valuer is that it gives you a fair amount of freedom. Because it involves being self-employed, you are free to choose your working hours and organise your own schedule.
And since the world of real estate is quite vast, working in this profession will enable you to expand your network.
If you excel in your field, it should be relatively easy to make a name for yourself when you start out. That’s what makes it such an attractive business for entrepreneurs. What’s more, being areal estate valuer means you have to take on new challenges every time.
By choosing to do this, you are giving yourself the means to develop. If you enjoy your work and the challenges it presents, you’ve got a lot to look forward to.
Remuneration
Property valuer: salary and career development
As a property expert, you normally work for yourself and on your own account. That said, with time and experience, you may develop a preference for a particular area. You may then decide to specialise in that area and try to excel in it and become one of the best.
When you start out as aproperty valuer, you can earn around 2,500 euros a month. With more experience, however, you can earn up to €5,500 a month, or even more. It’s also worth remembering that it all depends on the number of clients you have and the frequency with which you handle cases.
Up to
66 000€
Salary per year
Training courses
Studying to become a real estate expert
Our training courses
Becoming a real estate valuer inevitably requires you to undergo training to acquire the skills needed to practise the profession. At INSEEC, we prepare you for this position by offering you a wide choice of programmes and the possibility of specialising in the field that interests you. For example, you can choose to specialise in Real Estate or Finance:
Alternation
To gain the experience you need for the job more quickly, INSEEC gives you the opportunity to follow a sandwich course.
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