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Thorwald Esbensen

Thorwald Esbensen

Saint Paul,MN

Summary

Highly experienced professional in the commercial real estate sector, both as a commercial fee appraiser and as a commercial reviewer in a lending compliance role. Successful at managing multiple projects and consistently meeting deadlines while maintaining compliance with client-specific requirements. Work experience also includes vendor management, vendor coaching/feedback, bid proposal writing, and database management.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Appraiser

Diversified Real Estate Services
05.2023 - Current

Worked as a fully commissioned staff appraiser, which entailed the complete authorship of commercial appraisal reports under tight deadlines, while meeting company standards as well as a variety of client-specific requirements. Commercial appraisal involves extensive market research, organization, and analysis of a multitude of data points to arrive at a well supported, credible value conclusion. Property types appraised include restaurants, big box retail, strip retail, general office buildings, medical office buildings, religious-use/worship facilities, light industrial properties, and vacant land among others. Assignments involved existing, non-stabilized, and proposed developments. Created multi-tenant Argus runs to support value conclusions. Traveled around the metro and to outstate Minnesota to fulfill client requirements for physical property inspections.

Associate Appraiser

Valbridge
12.2020 - 05.2023

Worked as a fully commissioned staff appraiser, which entailed the complete authorship of commercial appraisal reports under tight deadlines, while meeting company standards as well as a variety of client-specific requirements. Commercial appraisal involves extensive market research, organization, and analysis of a multitude of data points to arrive at a well supported, credible value conclusion. Property types appraised include restaurants, big box retail, strip retail, general office buildings, medical office buildings, religious-use/worship facilities, light industrial properties, and vacant land among others. Assignments involved existing, non-stabilized, and proposed developments. Traveled to outstate Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota to fulfill client requirements for physical property inspections.

Senior Valuation Associate

CBRE
10.2015 - 12.2020

Worked as a fully commissioned staff appraiser, which entailed the complete authorship of commercial appraisal reports under tight deadlines, while meeting company standards as well as a variety of client-specific requirements. Commercial appraisal involves extensive market research, organization, and analysis of a multitude of data points to arrive at a well supported, credible value conclusion. Property types appraised include restaurants, big box retail, strip retail, general office buildings, medical office buildings, religious-use/worship facilities, light industrial properties, multifamily, and vacant land among others. Assignments involved existing, non-stabilized, and proposed developments. Traveled to outstate Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana to fulfill client requirements for physical property inspections.

Collateral Appraisal Evaluator II

Wells Fargo
01.2008 - 10.2015

Worked as a real estate evaluation reviewer, a production position that included written evaluation reviews under strict deadlines and compliance requirements for a variety of business lines, as well as project management, vendor coaching, and vendor scorecard management. Managed 400-500 jobs annually, job mix included automated evaluation products, broker price opinions, and restricted appraisals, with review production exceeding 100% of the department hurdle. In addition to review work, I was tapped to pilot an internal evaluation program, and was responsible for the western half of the United States. The evaluation work covered a wide variety of property types, including office, retail, industrial, multi family, restaurants, strip malls, hotels/motels, and residential subdivisions.

Education

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies

Normandale Community College
Minneapolis, MN
05.2024

Skills

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills
  • Highly organized and self-motivated
  • Strong time-management skills and multi-tasking ability
  • Able to juggle competing priorities and adapt to changing circumstances
  • Experience with reading and interpreting commercial leases
  • Experience with vendor management
  • Experience with database entries and management

Timeline

Associate Appraiser

Diversified Real Estate Services
05.2023 - Current

Associate Appraiser

Valbridge
12.2020 - 05.2023

Senior Valuation Associate

CBRE
10.2015 - 12.2020

Collateral Appraisal Evaluator II

Wells Fargo
01.2008 - 10.2015

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies

Normandale Community College
Thorwald Esbensen