Chris was born and raised on a farming and ranching operation on Dunlap Creek in Savage, Montana and still helps out there whenever he has the chance. Beef cattle, spring wheat, durum, barley, corn, alfalfa, and sugar beets were the staple commodities produced.
After high school he attended the University of North Dakota - Williston and received an associates degree in Agribusiness Management. Upon graduation he moved to Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii to attend a semester at the University of Hawaii - Hilo where his interest in the Hawaiian Islands was piqued. The next stop was Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana and a degree in agricultural economics.
Chris's appraisal career began in early-2005 when he began apprenticing with his father-in-law at his practice in Bozeman. Upon completion of his apprenticeship Chris obtained general certification in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Hawaii. Since that time, Chris has been burning up the highways and skyways between Montana, the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Hawaii. Chris has completed all of the requirements to receive his MAI designation through the Appraisal Institute.
The appraisal practice has truly been a blessing allowing me to gain an in-depth knowledge of places as wide-ranging as the Bakken Oilfields of North Dakota, vibrant downtown Bozeman Montana, the exclusive Yellowstone Club community, and many of Hawaii's most beautiful locales.
Some of Chris's favorite assignments have included:
After high school he attended the University of North Dakota - Williston and received an associates degree in Agribusiness Management. Upon graduation he moved to Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii to attend a semester at the University of Hawaii - Hilo where his interest in the Hawaiian Islands was piqued. The next stop was Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana and a degree in agricultural economics.
Chris's appraisal career began in early-2005 when he began apprenticing with his father-in-law at his practice in Bozeman. Upon completion of his apprenticeship Chris obtained general certification in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Hawaii. Since that time, Chris has been burning up the highways and skyways between Montana, the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Hawaii. Chris has completed all of the requirements to receive his MAI designation through the Appraisal Institute.
The appraisal practice has truly been a blessing allowing me to gain an in-depth knowledge of places as wide-ranging as the Bakken Oilfields of North Dakota, vibrant downtown Bozeman Montana, the exclusive Yellowstone Club community, and many of Hawaii's most beautiful locales.
Some of Chris's favorite assignments have included:
- two historic cemeteries in Park County, Montana performed for the County in conjunction with a proposed land swap with the school district
- a very large apartment complex in Williston, North Dakota for a property tax appeal
- several historic buildings on Main Street in Bozeman's historic downtown
- an ocean front dwelling in Wainiha on Kauai's North Shore where he and Tracy were nearly stranded due to torrential rain and mudslides in April of 2018
- an ocean front residence located near the center of Hanalei Bay
- many customized dwellings within the Yellowstone Club