Richard Sobczak, Mai Email & Phone Number

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Kennewick, Washington, United States

Lead and manage a team of Ag valuation professionals across the United States. Provide guidance and direction on all agriculture valuation services and issues. Work with business unit managers to understand needs, recommend and implement adjustments,and ensure timely and quality reports. Ensure service levels are met and compliance with applicable policies, procedures and regulations.

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Burlington, Wa

Complete agricultural real estate appraisals with focus on large, complex, and non-typical properties. Serve as a valuation consultant and expert for Agri-Business Finance, Retail Lending, and Retail Appraisal Team members in regards to real estate issues including legal descriptions, environmental, water rights, etc.. Areas of expertise include fruit and vegetable storage and/or packing facilities livestock (dairy, beef and poultry), greenhouse facilities and general cropland with various zoning, residential and/or conservation easement influences.

Omaha, Ne

Complete real estate appraisals on very large, complex, and non-typical assignments within the Midwest Region and, on a National level. Emphasis is on large livestock (dairy, beef, poultry and swine), grain and commercial facilities. Provide leadership for and participate as a senior member of the Appraisal Team in the specialty appraisal area. Serve as a valuation consultant and expert for Agri-Business Finance, Retail Lending, and Retail Appraisal Team members in regards to real estate issues including legal descriptions, environmental, water rights, etc.. Collect verify and analyze real estate data including legal descriptions, market sales of facility, commercial and non-typical properties. Maintain data base of sales, cost and income information for the industries served by FCSAmerica. Represent the Appraisal Team on industry specific teams and events.

Portland, Or

Review appraisals and complete appraisal valuation services on Indian Trust Lands throughout the Pacific Northwest region. Prepare written reports approving or rejecting individual appraisals or recommending an action to the Regional Appraiser. Responsible for the implementation, training and use of Agware appraisal and sale information program for use in the northwest regional area. Compilation and analysis of market area data including sales, demographic and statistical market data. Determine need, and responsible for the proper utilization of fee contract appraisers.

Elma, Wa

Owned and managed a full-service appraisal company in southwest Washington State. Responsible for all appraisal and business functions including planning, developing, supervision, marketing and quality control. Property type’s center around agricultural use including: timberlands, ranchland, dairy facilities irrigated farms, rural residential and recreational properties. Additional work with Commercial and complex properties.

Seattle, Wa

Assisted with the planning, development, marketing and initial operational goals and objectives for newly created National Agribusiness Specialty Practice. Responsible for monitoring and improving appraisal and business practice processes. Maintained and processed records and statistical data, analyzed information, made recommendations and exercised judgment with sensitive and/or confidential information pertaining to appraisal assignments within the specialty practice. Maintained compliance with applicable company, State and Federal policies and regulations pertaining to real estate appraisal.

Roswell, Nm

Responsible for the appraisal of agricultural properties including: ranchland, dairy facilities irrigated farms, rural residential and recreational properties within the organizations territory of southeast New Mexico. Multi-County courthouse research of deeds and related records, personal and phone verification of sale details with knowledgeable individuals. Development of information database for the market area including sales, demographic and statistical market data. Contracting for and review of fee appraisal reports on properties located within organization territory

Elma, Wa

Started, owned and managed a full service appraisal business. Responsible for all appraisal and business functions including planning, developing, supervision, marketing and quality control. Responsible for managing office staff including a secretary/appraisal support person, a residential appraiser and two commercial appraisers. Developed appraisal policy and procedures for office, third-party appraiser and client relationships. Prepared and maintained annual and monthly budgets and managed the accounts payable and receivable functions. Completed over 4,000 appraisal assignments on all types of agricultural, timber, commercial and residential properties. Completed consulting assignments for numerous commercial and residential development projects.