Bob Quam is president of L & A Appraisal, the successor to Lauenstein & Associates.  Bob joined Lauenstein & Associates in 2009 serving as a certified general commercial real estate appraiser for ten years before taking over the company in 2019. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for a tenant-in-common sponsor in Northern Wisconsin as an Acquisition Analyst specializing in large multi-family complexes across the country.  Bob also spent 5 years (2014 – 2019) as an elected official in the Village of Wind Point in Racine County.  During his time serving the village, he was a Village Trustee, headed the Architectural Review Board, and was a member of the Plan Commission.  Bob was integral in several real estate-related projects for the village, including hiring a new assessor, a village-wide revaluation, zoning ordinance changes, serving on the Board of Review, renegotiating a cell tower lease on a village-owned property, and property acquisition.  Bob currently is also currently on the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Appraisal Institute (2018 – 2020).

He specializes in appraising manufacturing and industrial-type properties, as well as appraisal review. The territory he covers includes the entire state of Wisconsin from Madison, Green Bay, Wausau, Eau Claire, Racine, and Milwaukee to everywhere in-between! Whether you need an expert court testimony, a new construction appraisal for a food processing plant, or are simply refinancing a loan on an industrial facility, Bob has the expertise you need!

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Double Major – Real Estate and Urban Land Economics;
Finance, Investments, and Banking.

Courses and Seminars

UW-Madison School of Business

• Course 306: Real Estate Process
• Course 312: Real Estate Law
• Course 365: Equity Investments
• Course 410: Real Estate Finance
• Course 415: Real Estate Valuation
• Course 420: Urban Land Economics
• Course 611: Residential Development
• Course 631: Computer Applications-Real Estate Analysis

Appraisal Institute

• General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach
• Appraisal Challenges: Declining Markets and Sales Concessions
• Business Practices and Ethics
• 15 Hour National USPAP Equivalent Course
• General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies
• General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach
• Advanced Market Analysis and Highest & Best Use
• Advanced Concepts & Case Studies
• Appraising Cell Towers
• Ted Whitmer Comprehensive Appraisal Workshop
• 7 Hour National USPAP Equivalent Course
• Online Data Verification
• Real Estate Appraiser Risk Reduction
• Review Theory-General

Favorite Sport to Watch:  Football and Baseball
Favorite Book:  Atlas Shrugged
Pets:  Barkley and Rafi, both handsome Silver Labradors
Bucket List:  To go Grizzly Bear hunting in Alaska
Favorite Season:  Fall
Appraisal Specialty:  Industrial properties