Chet Rogers, MAI
Commercial and Land Appraiser, Boston Appraisal Services
Certified General Appraiser | MAI, Appraisal Institute
Commercial, land, and conservation appraisals for clients across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Credentials at a glance
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine
Appraisal Institute
AI-ASA-ASFMRA-LTA
Yellow Book
Founding member
Virginia Tech, with graduate work at Syracuse University and Northeastern University
Commercial and land valuation backed by the MAI designation
Chet Rogers has appraised real estate full time since 2003 and holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute, the organization’s credential for commercial valuation. As a Certified General Appraiser licensed in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, he handles commercial, land, and specialty assignments for clients who need a well-supported value for financing, tax, legal, and conservation purposes.
His practice spans a wide range of property types, from medical office buildings and hotels to farms, golf courses, and rights-of-way for power lines and rail trails. Land conservation trusts, attorneys, lenders, developers, and municipal, county, and state governments rely on his work, and he has developed particular depth in conservation easements, eminent domain takings, and tax abatement appraisals.
Entered the appraisal profession
Began full-time appraisal work as a residential appraiser with Mickeriz Appraisal Company in Rumford, Maine.
Built a commercial practice in New Hampshire
Joined R. G. Bramley & Co. in Nashua as a commercial appraiser. During those years he completed the Appraisal Institute’s advanced curriculum, passed the MAI Comprehensive Exam in 2007, earned his Certified General credentials, and founded J Chet Rogers LLC.
Served the profession and the public sector
Served on the Board of Directors of the Appraisal Institute’s New Hampshire Chapter from 2010 to 2016, including two years as Vice President, and worked as an NH DOT approved appraiser from 2019 to 2022.
Appraising across three states
Holds Certified General licenses in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine and maintains his MAI designation through ongoing Appraisal Institute coursework.
Broad property experience across northern New England
Commercial, land, residential, and special-purpose properties for nearly every appraisal purpose.
Commercial
- Multifamily and apartment buildings
- Retail buildings and shopping centers
- Professional and medical office buildings and condominiums
- Industrial buildings and self-storage facilities
- Hotels, motels, and restaurants
- Gas stations, convenience stores, auto dealerships, and auto service garages
- Workforce housing
Land and conservation
- Raw land and subdivisions
- Farms
- Conservation easements and acquisitions
- Rights-of-way for power lines, pipelines, and rail trails
Special Use Cases
- Golf courses
- Mobile home parks and campgrounds
- Churches, funeral homes, health clubs, laundromats, and veterinary clinics
- Airplane hangars and parking lots
- Properties with environmental contamination
Markets Served
More than 12,000 acres protected from development
Chet and his team have completed more than 75 conservation easement efforts with landowners and land trusts across northern New England, protecting over 12,000 acres and seven miles of lake and pond frontage. The work has covered woodlands, open meadows, wetlands, and other ecosystems, and has involved dozens of local and regional land trust organizations.
Landowners who donate a conservation easement and claim a tax deduction need an appraisal that meets IRS requirements and complies with both USPAP and the Yellow Book. Chet holds the Certificate for Valuation of Conservation Easements, a joint credential from the Appraisal Institute, the American Society of Appraisers, the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, and the Land Trust Alliance, and he works closely with the land trusts that hold these easements.
Methods matched to the property and the purpose
Chet selects valuation methods that fit both the property and the intended use of the appraisal. For subdivisions, he compares the project to sales of similar subdivisions when that data exists, and when it does not, he builds a market analysis around existing house-lot inventory and projected absorption rates.
Tax abatement assignments call for a close review of the factors that affect assessed value, such as comparable sales and listings, existing zoning, functional or external obsolescence, floodplain location, environmental issues, and unusual grading or demolition costs. His engineering background and coursework in data visualization, GIS mapping, and advanced Excel support the research behind each conclusion.
Who relies on Chet
Decades of building and running businesses
Before he began appraising full time, Chet built a career in engineering and business. He worked as a computer engineer for IBM and Honeywell, then founded Audio of New England, which grew to six retail locations and a wholesale business. He went on to found Micro C, Inc., a computer and network support company, along with the Micro C Training Center, and he earned technical certifications from Cisco, Novell, and Microsoft.
His real estate experience predates his appraisal career as well. He participated as a principal in a waterfront subdivision in Maine and owned and managed a commercial office building for 13 years, giving him the perspective of an owner and developer when he evaluates income-producing property.
Service to the profession and his community
2010 to 2016, including Vice President (2013 to 2015)
Designated Appraiser Coalition
2005 to 2006
2015 to 2025
2013 to 2016
Hollis, NH (2001 to 2007)
More than 800 hours of appraisal education
Selected courses from Chet’s continuing education record.
- Advanced Income Capitalization, Appraisal Institute (September 2005 and September 2015)
- Highest and Best Use and Market Analysis, Appraisal Institute (October 2005)
- Advanced Sales Comparison and Cost Approach, Appraisal Institute (December 2005)
- Report Writing and Valuation Analysis, Appraisal Institute (March 2006)
- Advanced Applications, Appraisal Institute (June 2006)
- MAI Comprehensive Exam, Appraisal Institute (February 2007)
- General Demonstration of Knowledge Appraisal Report Workshop, Appraisal Institute (June 2008)
- Valuation of Conservation Easements, AI-ASA-ASFMRA-LTA (March 2008)
- Valuation of Conservation Easements, Appraisal Institute (November 2013)
- Conservation Easement Valuation Workshop, Appraisal Institute (June 2014)
- Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (Yellow Book) (August 2012 and April 2018)
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Appraisal Institute (November 2016)
- Right of Way: Three Case Studies, Appraisal Institute (October 2014)
- Land Valuation Seminar, Appraisal Institute New Hampshire Chapter (May 2016)
- Subdivision Valuation (August 2019)
- Forestland Valuation: Issues to Consider in Valuing Woodland Properties (March 2021)
- Appraising Medical Office Buildings (December 2022)
- Small Hotel/Motel Valuation (December 2021)
- Appraising Automobile Dealerships (April 2020)
- Appraisals of Senior Housing and Long-Term Care Properties, Appraisal Institute (March 2014)
- Retail Center Analysis for Financing (November 2012)
- Appraising Historic Property (January 2011)
- Valuation of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Properties (November 2009)
- Appraisal of Manufactured Housing Communities (May 2009)
- Performing Estate Appraisals (February 2026)
- Non-Lending Appraisal Assignments (January 2023)
- Analyzing Tenant Credit Risk and Commercial Lease Analysis, Appraisal Institute (November 2017)
- Commercial Real Estate Lending and Valuation Process (May 2015)
- Commercial Bankruptcy, Workouts, and the Valuation Process (April 2013)
- Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines for Appraisers and Lenders, Appraisal Institute (October 2011)
- Property Tax Appeals (February 2011)
- Contemporary Appraisal Issues with SBA Financing, Appraisal Institute (February 2010)
- Rates and Ratios: Making Sense of GIMs, OARs, and DCF (January 2025)
- Marshall & Swift Commercial Program (November 2023)
- How to Support and Prove Your Adjustments (October 2023)
- Desktop Appraisals (Bifurcated, Hybrid) and Evaluations (October 2020)
- Artificial Intelligence, AVMs, and Blockchain (August 2019)
- Advanced Excel for Appraisers (October 2015)
- Data Visualization in Appraisal, Appraisal Institute (November 2014)
- Business Practices and Ethics (January 2026)
- Valuation Bias: The Invisible Fence of Racial Discrimination (September 2025)
- USPAP Update 2024-2025 (March 2024), with USPAP updates completed regularly since 2003
- How to Raise Appraisal Quality and Minimize Risk (April 2021)
In their words
Chet was very responsive, fair, and diligent in his appraisal process with us.
Work with Chet
To discuss a commercial, land, or conservation appraisal assignment, call Boston Appraisal Services at (617) 440-7700, email orders@bostonappraisal.com, or request a quote online.