QUALIFIED EXPERT WITNESS
NELSON BOSWELL, LLC
813-215-7384
nb@nelsonboswell.com
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Real Estate Appraisal
Construction Cost Estimation
Expert Witness Qualified Florida State Court & U.S. District Court for the Middle District Florida
Expert Forensic Examination & Analysis Res Appraisal & All Property Types Construction Cost
Highly Proficient with Cost Estimation Methodology Including but not Limited to:
Xactimate
Marshall Swift
R.S. Means
Construction Specification Institute
Nelson Boswell, Jr., JD, SRA, CGC
STATE CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE APPRAISER - FL
CERTIFIED GENERAL CONTRACTOR - FL
REAL ESTATE BROKER - FL
Experienced in providing expert witness testimony in courts of law & depositions in challenging cases where damagesare tied to loss in market value and/or cost to repair
Qualified Expert in State & Federal Courts
Headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
Highly Experienced & Recommended.
Whether by way of a written report or oral testimony, Mr. Boswell provides articulate easy to understand expert explanation and experience in Cost Estimating, and Real Estate Appraisals.
Always a non-advocating third party expert witness, however, always gives the client more service than they expect.
Nelson Boswell, Jr., JD, SRA, Cert Res REA 403, Cert. Gen. Contractor CEO has over thirty-five years experience in real estate appraisal, residential home construction, and real estate sales in the state of Florida. He can offer unique perspectives on appraisal assignments and problems where most appraisers cannot as well as offering unique perspectives on cost estimates, where many estimators and contractors cannot. He recently earned a law degree graduating cum laude in late 2019. He is studying for the Florida Bar Exam.
Licenses Designations & Memberships:
- Member Appraisal Institute - SRA designation, www.appraisalinstitute.org
- State Certified Class General Contractor in the state of Florida #CGC 151838
- State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser in the State of Florida #RD 0000403
- Real Estate Brokers Lic. in the State of Florida #BK 437493.
- Member Hillsborough County Bar Association, www.hillsbar.com
- Qualified Expert Witness US District Courts Northern and Middle District of Florida
- Qualified Expert Witness in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco County, Florida
- Qualified Expert Witness in the Middle District of Florida Bankruptcy Court
- Member National Association of Realtors, www.realtor.org
- Member Florida Association of Realtors, www.floridarealtor.org
- Member of the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors, www.gtar.org
- Nelson Boswell, Jr., has a Bachelors degree in Business Finance with a concentration in real estate finance from the University of South Florida and a Juris Doctor from WMU - Thomas M. Cooley Law School
- References are also wide and varied.
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Attorney Clients and their clients have used his expert witness and consultation services on cases involving value diminution and/or construction cost estimation to real property due to construction defects, adverse conditions (internal and external to the property like site subsidence to the former and nuisance claims to the latter) and first party insurance claims; and expert witness or consultation services where the legal questions pertain to governmental compliance and regulatory issues surrounding residential real estate appraisal and/or construction, residential real estate tax issues, and issues in real estate finance (primarily residential income producing property), financial institutions, including USPAP Appraisal Regulations per FIRREA Title XI & Dodd-Frank Title XIV Appraisal Independence and appraiser malpractice stemming from the two. The current climate in litigation where the diminution in value and/or remediation cost makes up the part or all of the prayed for damages makes retrospective valuations in the past much more prevalent. It takes a very experienced expert to handle these one of a kind assignments, especially where the date of value is way back in time, i.e. the distant past. Each assignment is unique and complex in their own right due to the amount of time that has passed, regardless of the complexity of the property type. In many cases, our independent, supportable analysis has allowed clients to settle cases without going to court.
Attorneys especially appreciate working with an expert who can provide clear, enlightening testimony that is technically accurate and scientifically supportable.
EXAMPLES OF APPRAISAL ASSIGNMENTS, VALUE DIMINUTION ASSIGNMENTS, CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATION AND REMEDIATION ASSIGNMENTS
Appraiser Malpractice
Diminution in Value Appraisals
Valuation of "Stigmatized" Properties
Valuation as of a past date (Retrospective)
Appraisal Review - USPAP / Dodd-Frank Compliance
Remediation Cost Estimation in Construction Defects
Remediation Cost Estimation in First Party Homeowners Insurance Claims
Cost Estimation from Plans, Specifications, and Blueprints
New Construction Progress Inspection
New Construction Draw Inspection
Commercial Real Estate Cost Estimation
Cost Approach - Cost New less Accrued Depreciation plus Land Value Estimation
Cost Estimation of Sinkhole Remediation
Accrued Depreciation Analysis
Actual Cash Value Analysis (ACV) pertaining to Insurance Claims
Deficiency Judgments
Federal Bankruptcy Court
Complex Hypothetical Condition
Complex Extraordinary Assumption
Complex Residential Valuation and Cost Estimation
Appraisal Review - USPAP Compliance
Professional Liability Cases
Cost Analysis of Unique and One of a Kind property
Trial Preparation & Consultation Assignments
Seminars & Presentations for Attorneys on Dodd-Frank & Appraisal Law
Seminars & Presentations for Real Estate Professionals on Valuation Topics
Examples of Courses and Continuing Education Completed (these are just a small sample).
In Addition to a Full Law School Course Curriculum
Appraising the Appraisal
Wind Mitigation Methodology Retrofits
Advanced Wall Framing
Florida Laws and Rules 61G4 FAC
Fair Housing: An In Depth Study of
Advanced Building Code 5th Edition
Advanced Building Code 6th Edition (2017)
Evaluation: Today's Residential Appraisal
That's a Violation: Appraisal Standards
Limited Scope Appraisal
Documenting the Appraiser's Workfile
Supporting Your Adjustments - Techniques
National USPAP Update (2018 - 2019)
Florida Appraisal Laws and Regulations
Millennials Are Changing Real Estate
The New FHA Handbook for Real Estate
Litigation Appraising
Residential Applications
USPAP Update Every Two Years
Xactimate Cost Estimation
Defining the Hidden Cost When Estimating & Bidding
Reading Commercial Blue Prints
Florida Appraisal Law update
Appraisal Institute Business Practices and Ethics
Cam-Tech Construction Law and Technical Applications
Property Tax Assessment
Litigation Appraisal Specialized Topics and Applications
Relocation Appraisal
Private Appraisal Assignments
Mortgage Fraud – Protect Yourself
Lockout Tagout
Lead in Construction
Energy Efficient Roofs
Daylighting for Energy Efficiency
Building for Energy Efficiency
Advanced Florida Code Permits and Applications
Active Solar Energy Systems
Appraising the Odd Ball
Appraising FHA Today
Solving Tough Appraisal Problems
Residential Marshall Swift
Elements of Heating and Air Conditioning
Annual Construction Case Law Update
State Court Trail Components
Active Solar Energy Systems
ADA Guide for Small Towns
Advanced Florida Building Code Permits
Building for Energy Efficiency
The Energy Star Qualified New Home
Florida Construction Laws and Rules - Chapter 489
Mold Remediation in Schools and Public Buildings
The Building Envelope
Wind Mitigation Methodology - Retrofitting Existing Homes
Workers Compensation - Understanding Chapter 440
Organizations:
Appraisal Institute – www.appraisalinstitute.org
Hillsborough County Bar Association - www.hillsbar.com
Greater Tampa Association of Realtors – www.gtar.org
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Nelson Boswell, Jr., JD, SRA, CGC1518338, St.Cert.Res.Real Estate Appraiser FL is an experienced speaker. He has done seminars and presentations for title companies, real estate brokerages, local bar associations in Florida, and Professional Organizations on a wide variety of subjects pertaining to state and federal residential appraisal regulation and compliance as well as professional standards of care in residential real estate appraisal, brokerage and construction. Mr. Boswell has in the past trained many real estate appraisers as a regional Vice President for a large statewide appraisal firm.
Mr. Boswell's experience and proven track record enables him to take on any type of residential appraisal, appraisal peer review or construction cost or remediation estimation assignment (residential and commercial), professional standards of care. His disinterested third-party appraisal reports and testimony stand up under the most severe scrutiny.
Mr. Boswell has an excellent command of real estate, appraisal and construction terminology, as well as poise and preparation in the techniques of expert witness testimony so that the trier of fact grasps the material issues at hand.