Gary S. DeWeese, MAI has an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley and is the former head of the real estate investment group for the UC pension and endowment funds. He is the founding principal of Real Estate Strategic Solutions, LLC, a real estate consulting firm.

Gary has been an instructor of advanced appraisal courses for more than 15 years. His style is to teach both concepts and applications in the clearest and simplest way possible, such that students will be able to intuitively master the material without having to memorize formulas. Students prefer this approach as evidenced by the very positive student evaluations that he has achieved over the years.

"I wanted to let you know that I passed my comp exam this month.
Thanks for your help with the course material on the review class."

"I just wanted to let you know I passed Module 3. I felt well-prepared during the exam, which I attribute to your course. Thanks, Gary!"

"Many of us out here are not fortunate to have good mentors, so this is invaluable."

"I think the explanation from you in the seminar is the only way we get to learn. Many of us out here are not fortunate to have good mentors, so this is invaluable."

"I thought the program was great!"

"A great refresher for those of us who took courses a long time ago, and delivered in a very affordable (in terms of both time and dollars) manner."

"WIll be very helpful going into the Comp Exam."