Professional Qualifications James E. Manning has been actively engaged in the practice of real estate valuation since 1973 when he started to work for The Colwell Company, a mortgage banker in Los Angeles then listed on the American Stock Exchange. He became a FNMA approved appraiser in 1980 (#1182829) and was on the FHA panel in the 1980's. Before licensing was implemented in the State of California in 1992, Mr. Manning had appraised all types of properties including residential properties, apartments, commercial and industrial use buildings, a golf course, ranches, mountain cabins, Houses of Worship, and others. Once licensing became a reality, Mr. Manning chose to specialize in residential type properties including new construction and complex type appraisals.