28 years experience in the property industry, Residential, Commercial & Industrial market, Property Management, Property valuations and having owned my own Real Estate business in Cape Town.Registered as a Professional Associate Valuer with the SA Council for the Property Valuers Profession.I have excellent planning and organising skills, along with a sound computer literacy, well developed communication skills, high attention to detail and the ability to work independently and efficiently under pressure. My experience in the clothing industry as a Work Study Officer and Training Consultant gave me good discipline principles. I have experience in lecturing, having worked full time at the Clothing Industry Training Board and part time at the University of Natal.I am fully versed with all aspects of management, financial, maintenance, selling and leasing of Industrial & Commercial properties, including negotiating with landlords on property deals, and capturing of commercial details and all legal aspects related to the commercial market. My current job involves working with landlords, property owners, buyers, sellers, lessees and lessors, management companies and investors, and liaising with banks, building managers, project managers, mortgage brokers, surveyors, conveyances, municipalities / Town Planning, deeds office and Architects, and other estate agencies during / concluding property transactions. Conducting valuations: - market and Insurance replacement values for our managed property portfolios and private owners. This involves looking at the property’s condition, comparing this with other in the area and applying local market knowledge. The main two methods based on Comparative Market Analysis and Discounted Cash Flow.Insurance Valuations based on replacement costs.