Education:
 
•        Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Economics with a specialization in Real Estate - Texas A&M University; May, 1985.
•        During his education at Texas A&M University, he completed 18 hours of core real estate courses.
 
Specialized Education:
 
Received credit for the following courses sponsored by the Appraisal Institute, American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute and International Right-of-Way Association:
 

•        Standards of Professional Practice Part C, 2009
•        Business Practices and Ethics, 2009.
•        Advanced Applications, Appraisal Institute, 2005.
•        Decision Analysis For Commercial Investment Real Estate (CI 301); 1998.
•        Market Analysis For Commercial Real Estate (CI 201); 1997.
•        Advanced Resource Appraisal (A-34); 1995.
•        Completed all core courses under the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers required for the MAI designation; 1984-1988.
 
Recent Seminars and Lectures:
 
•        Scope of Work: Expanding Your Range of Services, 2006.
•        Speaker - International Right-of-Way Region 2 Seminar; "New Trends in the Appraisal Industry".
•        Real Estate Issues Seminar; International Right-of-Way Association Chapter 39; 1997 - 2001.
 
Experience and Interests:
 
Presently and since 1985, Paul P. Grafe has been engaged in independent real estate fee appraisal and consultant work.  Presently he is Senior Vice President of Dugger, Canaday, Grafe, Inc., Real Estate Consultants and Appraisers (formerly Love & Dugger).
 
Other business interests have included Alamo Fiesta Recreational Vehicle Resort, Boerne, Texas and ranching registered Angora and Boer Goats.  Mr. Grafe has served as an officer and on the boards of a number of civic and education related organizations. He has been active in coaching youth sports to include baseball, soccer and basketball.  He is also involved with several FFA and 4-H programs.
 
Clients served include corporations, law firms, accounting firms, individuals, financial institutions, mortgage lenders, conduit lenders, governmental agencies, developers and estates.
 
Real estate appraisal and counseling experience is varied and includes mixed use developments, office, multi-family, retail, hotel, and industrial.  Special purpose properties appraised include resort hotels and developments, retirement communities, nursing homes, golf courses, aircraft hangars, and micro processing facilities.  Agricultural appraisal experience includes recreational and working ranches in Texas and Wyoming, small grain farms, mushroom farms, fertilizer plants, and nurseries.  He has developed specializations in the appraisal of multi-family and retail properties as well as appraisal related to condemnation.
 
In addition to valuation and counseling on real property, he has completed appraisals dealing with many types of equipment and rolling stock.
       
Generally his trade area encompasses the State of Texas.  Mr. Grafe has had the opportunity to complete a number of appraisals throughout the United States over the last fifteen years.  These assignments varied in property type to include multi-family, credit leased properties (i.e.; CVS Drugstores, Eckerd Drugstores, IHOP Restaurants, etc.), retail, office and industrial.  Appraisals have been made in the states of Arkansas, California, Colorado, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wyoming.
 
Appraisal assignments have also been completed in the Republic of Mexico and Puerto Rico.  Appraisals in Mexico have been completed in the states of Tamaulipas, Guanajuato, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Baja California, Chihuahua and Sinaloa.  The emphasis of these assignments has been industrial and resort properties.
 
He has qualified as an expert witness and testified for real estate related matters in County, District, and Federal Courts.
 
During May 1985 to December 1988, Mr. Grafe was employed as an associate appraiser for Noble, Glen & Associates, Inc.
 
During October 1984 to May 1985, he was employed part time for Brazosland Appraisals in Bryan, Texas as a residential market research intern.
 
Professional Affiliations Include the Following Organizations:
•        Member, Appraisal Institute, Certificate No. 8582, MAI; October 1990
•        State Certified General Appraiser in the State of Texas, Certification No. TX-1320847-G; May 24, 1991
•        Real Estate Broker License, No. 0354271; 1992
•        Member, Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute, Certificate No. 8330, CCIM; November 1998
•        President, San Antonio Chapter of the Appraisal Institute; 1999
           Director, San Antonio Chapter of the Appraisal Institute; 1993-2000
•        President, International Right-of-Way Association; 2001
           Director, International Right-of-Way Association; 1997-2001
•        Treasurer, Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club; 1997
           Director, Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club; 1994-1997
•        Member, Society of Texas A&M Real Estate Professionals