Wade Gaddy

Wade, a certified appraiser, and founder of the Atlanta Institute of Real Estate,

has been associated with real estate education since 1972. He is the author of

several real estate texts and has served on the continuing education faculties of

four Georgia universities. Wade is on the faculty of both the Georgia and South

Carolina REALTOR ® Institute (GRI) and was selected as the 2004 Instructor of

the Year by Georgia Association of REALTORS ® Partners in Education program.

His textbook, Real Estate Fundamentals, is utilized by real estate schools

throughout the country. Wade was recently designated a Certified Instructor of

the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). This

prestigious designation is issued by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the

Appraisal Foundation in Washington, DC. Wade and his family live in Peachtree

City, Georgia. There he operates Gaddy & Company, LLC, a residential

appraisal company, while maintaining a busy schedule teaching real estate and

real estate appraisal courses throughout the southeast.