Appraisers
Kurt Smook, MAI
Bio
Mr. Smook immigrated to the US from South Africa in 2003 and graduated from the University of South Africa (UNISA). He worked in the financial services and real estate management industries before he joined Palmer Groth & Pietka (PGP Valuation) as an appraiser in 2007, which later became Colliers International. He spent 16 years with Colliers International and was a Valuation Services Director who had a team of appraisers that specialized in industrial, self-storage, ag-land, marinas and quarries. He became a partner at Appraisal & Consulting Group Valuation Inc in 2023. He also has experience in projects that range from CBD high-rise buildings, regional shopping malls, large industrial parks, railway corridors, parking garages, subdivisions, schools, airplane hangars, multi-family, self-storage, manufactured home communities and litigation support. He has developed an expertise in the valuation of investment grade properties and is proficient in Argus Enterprise Valuation Modeling. He has also performed marketability and feasibility studies. He obtained the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute in 2018 and is licensed in both Oregon and Washington.
Speciality
Self-Storage, Office, Industrial, Vacant Land, Mixed-Use, and Special Use Property Types
Favorite Quote
“There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”
― Nelson Mandela
Fun Fact
I love rugby. I grew up playing rugby and I have the injuries to prove it! I was fortunate to be on a team that won provincial colours (equivalent of winning state) in a rugby tournament when in high school. I am bilingual and can speak English and Afrikaans. I completed a triathlon which was a feat for someone built like a rugby player. In my spare time I am an avid reader, a hobbyist wine maker and have a passion for photography.