Our brokerage services include commercial and industrial properties in and around Okeechobee, Florida.  We also specialize in agricultural and large development properties both in Okeechobee, as well as most of south central Florida.  Our clients expect maximum exposure for their properties.  We not only use standard print media, but also rely heavily on on-line advertising through our websites and commercial/agricultural property magazines.  Although most of our property is centrally located in Florida, many of our buyers are from other states, drawn here via our advertising campaigns.

Our appraisal services include all non-residential properties in Okeechobee County.  Currently, D. Robert Willson, MAI, CCIMis the only commercially designated appraiser in the County.  Our office includes sufficient support staff and affiliates, allowing our firm to perform quality appraisal services in a timely manner for both large-scale assignments, as well as for smaller individual assignments.  Our appraisal clients consist of lending institutions, attorneys, accountants, government agencies, private individuals and other real estate professionals.  We provide real estate appraisals and consulting services for mortgages, asset portfolio analysis, real estate tax assessment issues, and for use in litigation for condemnation, environmental, and property rights issues.

Our consulting division handles land use and zoning changes, special exceptions, alley closings, and development issues.  In addition, we are available for development consulting.

Our main office is located in the city of Okeechobee, which is centrally located for our service area.  Our street address is 410 SE 2nd Avenue, Okeechobee, Florida, 34974.  Our office can be reached by phone (863) 763-0999 or by fax (863) 763-1945. 

• D. Robert Willson, MAI, CCIMis the broker/owner of D. R. Willson Land Company.  He has over 17 years of appraisal experience in the south Florida area and appraises commercial, agricultural and residential development properties, as well as reviews all appraisal work produced by the firm.
• Formal education includes an Associate of Arts degree in Business from the University of Florida, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate from Florida State University.
• Mr. Willson has a Florida Real Estate Brokers License, is a State-Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, and was a State Certified General Appraiser Instructor.
• Mr. Willson is also active in the community.  He has been involved by serving the Okeechobee Board of Realtors – President 2000 - Board of Directors from 1997 through 2006; member of the Okeechobee Chamber of Commerce, Rotary and Kiwanis of Okeechobee.

• D.R. WILLSON LAND COMPANY: President, Senior Appraiser/Reviewer, Broker
•  FORMAL EDUCATION:
  University of Florida, Associate of Arts -Business Administration, 1986
  Florida State University, Bachelor of Science - Real Estate, 1989
• APPRAISAL INSTITUTE (AI) - Appraisal Courses & Seminars:
  o          Capitalization Theory and Techniques, Course #1B-A, 1991
  o          Standards of Professional Practice, Part A, Course SPPA, 1991
  o          Standards of Professional Practice, Part B, Course SPPB, 1991
  o          Capitalization Theory and Techniques, Course #1B-B, 1992
  o          Case Studies in Real Estate Valuation, Course #2-1, 1992
  o          Report Writing and Valuation Analyses, Course #2-2, 1992
  o          Litigation Valuation Seminar - May, 1993
  o          Mock Trial Seminar - May, 1993
  o          Comprehensive Appraisal Workshop, Whitmer Seminar- August, 1994
  o          Comprehensive Exam - August, 1994
  o          Appraisal Review - September, 1995
  o          Rates, Ratios and Reasonableness - May, 1996
  o          Eminent Domain and Condemnation Appraising – September, 1998
  o          Standards of Professional Practice, Part C, Course 430 - November, 1998
  o          USPAP/Law Update - November, 1998; May, 2000
  o          Partial Interest Valuation – September, 2000
  o          FHA Appraisal Inspection – October, 2000
  o          FHA and the Appraisal Process – January, 2000
  o          Litigation Appraising: Specialized Topics – July, 2000
  o          Case Studies in Commercial H&B Use – July, 2001
  o          Analyzing Commercial Lease Clauses – February, 2002
  o          National USPAP Update (400) – June, 2003
  o          Business Practices and Ethics (420) – June, 2003
•  OTHER:
  o          HUD/FHA Lender Selection Roster Training Seminar - December, 1994
  o          USPAP/Law Update - Real Estate Education Specialists - February, 1996
  o          Case Law and how it affects the Expert’s Valuation - AEDP - June, 1996
  o          Real Estate Instructor Development – FREEA – August, 1997
  o          Instructor CE Seminar - FREAB – August, 1997
  o          Becoming a Better Expert Witness - AEDP – June, 1998

• May 2000 – Present                 
  D. R. Willson Land Company
  President, Senior Appraiser/Reviewer & Real Estate Broker
  Commercial & Agricultural Real Estate Services and development
  Okeechobee, Florida
• July 1994 – December 2000     
  Berger - Willson & Associates, Inc.
  Principle, VP - Senior Appraiser/Reviewer/Broker-Salesman
  Okeechobee, Florida
  
  

• February 1990 - June 1994      
  Deighan Appraisal Associates, Inc.
  Senior Commercial Appraiser/Reviewer
  Senior Residential Appraiser/Manager/Reviewer
  Stuart & Port St. Lucie, Florida
  
  

Florida Real Estate Broker, License #0557523

            State-Certified General Real Estate Appraiser #0001521

            Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board; General Appraiser Instructor #1000006

            Appraisal Institute - Designated Member (MAI) #10,897

            Expert Witness - Florida’s 19th Circuit Court

                                    - St. Lucie Circuit Court

                                    - United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida

            Member of The Association of Eminent Domain Professionals; 1997 - 1999

            Indian River Community College Adjunct Instructor;

                                    -  Real Estate Appraisal; ABI; Spring 1993

                                    -  Real Estate Appraisal; ABII; Summer 1993

                                    -  Commercial Real Estate Appraisal; ABIII; Spring 1994

                                    -  Uniform Standards of Professional Practice (USPAP); Spring 1994, Fall 1996

                                    -  Residential Building Construction; Fall ‘94, Spring ‘96, Fall ‘96, Spring ‘98

            Approved Appraiser for Orlando HUD office, covering South Florida

            Approved Appraiser for Coral Gables HUD office, covering South Florida

• Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce
  - Chairman, Government Relations; 1991-94
  - Board of Directors; 1992
  - Executive Board, Secretary; 1993-94
• Kiwanis of Okeechobee - Member, 1994 - present
• Okeechobee Chamber of Commerce - Member, 1995 - present
• Jobs & Education Partnership (Region 20) - Board Member, 1997 - 2000
• Okeechobee Board of Realtors - Board Member, 1996 - present
• Okeechobee Board of Realtors - Board of Directors, 1997 - 2006
• Okeechobee Board of Realtors - Standards & Ethics Chairman, 1998 – 2006
• Okeechobee Board of Realtors – Pres. Elect. 1999 and 2003, Pres. 2000, 2004, and 2005
• Economic Counsel of Okeechobee - Member, 1998 – 1999, 2002 - 2006
• Rotary Club of Okeechobee – Member, 2000 - Present
  
  

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Managing Partner - Big Lake Partners, LLC a/k/a PalmCreek Developers LLC; Developer of PalmCreek Estates, a 117-unit single-family gated waterfront residential subdivision located in Okeechobee, Florida.