> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.camo.ag/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Appraisal & Brokerage

> Training path and guides for appraisers, land brokers, and land managers.

> [!TIP]
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> New to CamoAg? Start with [Terms to Know](https://docs.camo.ag/docs/getting-started/terms-to-know.md), then [personalize your account](https://docs.camo.ag/docs/getting-started/personalize.md) — your profile photo and contact information appear on CMAs you share — and review [Reports, Data Sources, and Update Frequency](https://docs.camo.ag/training/use-cases/reports-data-sources-overview.md).

For appraisers, land brokers, and land managers who value property, research sales, and advise clients. Work through this page in order to go from first login to building subject properties, valuing them against comparable sales, and sharing the results with clients.

> [!NOTE]
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> Most of this page works with any CamoAg subscription. Guides marked **(Enterprise)** require a CamoAg Enterprise subscription. Guides and modules marked **(Add-on)** also require an additional data subscription or integration, such as AgWare.

## What You'll Be Able to Do

* Set up your account and navigate the map and its layers
* Build a subject property from parcels, a legal description, or hand-drawn boundaries, and edit its fields and acre types
* Create a CMA with at least 5 comparable sales and share it with a client
* Find recent sales and upcoming auctions, and share an auction with a customer
* Generate aerial, soils, FEMA, and topography maps for a property
* Use CamoAg on your phone or tablet in the field

## Part 1: Getting Oriented

### • Who/What is CamoAg?

CamoAg brings together land, ownership, operations, sales, and financial records in one place. For appraisers and brokers, that means building subject properties, finding comparable sales, and producing maps and reports for clients.

| Guide | What it's for |
| :- | :- |
| [Terms to Know](https://docs.camo.ag/docs/getting-started/terms-to-know.md) | Definitions for terms used throughout CamoAg |
| [Reports, Data Sources, and Update Frequency](https://docs.camo.ag/training/use-cases/reports-data-sources-overview.md) | Where CamoAg's data comes from and how often it updates |

### • Account Settings

Set a default location (your primary market area), and add a profile photo and phone number. Clients see these on CMAs and auctions you share.

| Guide | What it's for |
| :- | :- |
| [Personalize Your Account](https://docs.camo.ag/docs/getting-started/personalize.md) | Set your default location, photo, and contact details |

### • Map Layers Overview

A quick tour of the base layer, additional layers, land boundaries, company layers, Operations, and Financial. Farm Sales gets deeper coverage below.

| Guide | What it's for |
| :- | :- |
| [Map Overview](https://docs.camo.ag/docs/map/overview.md) | Navigate the map and turn layers on and off |

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> Try it: turn on **Land Boundaries** and **Farm Sales** in your own market area.

### • Search

What you can search, how to narrow results, and how to find a landowner or parcel in your county.

| Guide | What it's for |
| :- | :- |
| [Search Overview](https://docs.camo.ag/docs/search/overview.md) | What can be searched and how results work |
| [Using the Search Feature](https://docs.camo.ag/search/using-the-search-feature.md) | Video walkthrough of search settings and filters |

> [!TIP]
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> Try it: run one search of your own and find the parcel on the map.

## Part 2: Building and Editing a Property

### • Building a Property

Add a subject property to your account from one or more parcels, all parcels owned by an entity, a legal land description, or a boundary you draw yourself.

| Guide | What it's for |
| :- | :- |
| [Adding a Property Using Farm Builder](https://docs.camo.ag/farms/adding-a-property-to-your-account-using-farm-builder) | Search for and add a property, including creating fields from CLU data. Includes videos. |
| [Locate All Parcels Owned by an Entity](https://docs.camo.ag/training/workflows/locate-all-parcels-owned-by-an-entity.md) **(Enterprise)** | See an owner's entire footprint and save it as a farm. Includes a video. |
| [Getting Started with the Deed Mapper](https://docs.camo.ag/deed-plotter/getting-started-with-the-deed-mapper) | Create a boundary from a legal land description |
| [Using the Draw Polygon Tool](https://docs.camo.ag/parcels/using-the-draw-polygon-tool) | Draw a parcel or field by hand, or remove non-productive acres from a field |

### • Editing a Property

Refine the property once it's in your account: cut out building sites, set productive and non-productive acres, move fields between farms, and rename farms and fields.

| Guide | What it's for |
| :- | :- |
| [Using the Cut Tool](https://docs.camo.ag/parcels/using-the-cut-tool) | Cut a building site or other area out along a field border |
| [Properties Added to Your Account](https://docs.camo.ag/farms/properties-added-to-your-account) | Edit acre types between productive and non-productive |
| [Moving a Field to Another Farm](https://docs.camo.ag/farms/moving-a-field-to-another-farm) | Consolidate or split farms by moving fields |
| [Editing a Farm or Field Name](https://docs.camo.ag/farms/editing-a-farm-or-field-name) | Rename a farm, field, or parcel |

## Activity 1: Build a Subject Property

Build a property you might appraise or list, using modules 5 and 6.

**1. Add the property**

Use Farm Builder to add a property from one or more parcels in your market area.

**2. Create fields**

Create fields from CLU data, or draw a field by hand with the Draw Polygon tool.

**3. Cut out a building site**

Use the Cut tool to remove a building site or other non-productive area from a field.

**4. Set acre types**

Mark the remaining acres as productive or non-productive.

**5. Name it**

Rename the farm and its fields so a client would recognize them.

## Part 3: CMAs, Sales, and Maps

### • Creating and Sharing a CMA

Build a CMA from a subject property, select comparable sales, adjust the value, and share it with a client by PDF or URL.

| Guide | What it's for |
| :- | :- |
| [Comparative Market Analysis](https://docs.camo.ag/docs/farms/cmas.md) | How CMAs work |
| [How to Create a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)](https://docs.camo.ag/comp-tool/how-to-create-a-cma.md) | Build a CMA from a subject property, select comps, and adjust the value. Includes a video. |
| [Creating or Editing Multiple CMAs for a Property](https://docs.camo.ag/comp-tool/creating-or-editing-multiple-cmas-for-a-property) | Create additional versions of a CMA for the same farm |
| [Sharing a CMA](https://docs.camo.ag/comp-tool/sharing-a-cma) | Share by PDF or URL, with or without contact info and values |
| [CMAs Created Report](https://docs.camo.ag/comp-tool/cmas-created-report) | Compare every CMA created in your organization |

### • Finding Sales and Upcoming Auctions

Use the Farm Sales layer and reports to find recent sales and upcoming auctions, record your own private comps, and see who is buying and selling land in your area. The guides below are grouped by the subscription they require.

#### Included With Your Subscription

| Guide | What it's for |
| :- | :- |
| [Using the Farm Sales Map Layer](https://docs.camo.ag/farm-sales/using-the-farm-sales-map-layer) | Find sold farms and upcoming auctions, and see where each sale's data came from |
| [View Sales Within a Distance of a Parcel](https://docs.camo.ag/training/workflows/view-sales-within-a-specified-distance-of-a-parcel-w-o-creating-a-cma.md) | See nearby sales without building a CMA. Includes a video. |
| [Creating a Private Comparable Sale](https://docs.camo.ag/comp-tool/creating-a-private-comparable-sale) | Record a sale visible only to your organization |
| [Copying an Auction or Sold Farm to Make Edits](https://docs.camo.ag/farm-sales/copying-an-auction-or-sold-farm-to-make-edits) | Copy a public sale into your account and correct it |
| [Comps Created Report](https://docs.camo.ag/farm-sales/comps-created-report) | See every private comp your organization has entered |
| [Largest Farmland Buyers and Sellers](https://docs.camo.ag/reports/largest-farmland-buyers-and-sellers) | See who is buying and selling land in your area |
| [Identify Potential Land Investors](https://docs.camo.ag/training/workflows/identify-potential-land-investors-with-the-largest-buyers-and-sellers-report.md) | Find the most active land buyers in your market and build an outreach list. Includes a video. |
| [Accessing the Land Sales Bulletin Report](https://docs.camo.ag/reports/accessing-the-land-sales-bulletin-report) | Sales data from Land Sales Bulletin, available in ND, SD, NE, MN, IA, WI, IL, IN, MI, and OH |

#### Requires Enterprise

| Guide | What it's for |
| :- | :- |
| [Upcoming Auctions Delivered to Your Inbox](https://docs.camo.ag/training/workflows/upcoming-auctions-delivered-to-your-inbox.md) | Set up a report delivery so you never miss an upcoming auction. Includes a video. |
| [Owners Report: Use Cases](https://docs.camo.ag/training/use-cases/owners-report-overview-use-cases.md) | Generate a list of owners and addresses in an area |
| [Generating a Mailing List for an Upcoming Auction](https://docs.camo.ag/training/workflows/generating-a-mailing-list-for-an-upcoming-auction.md) | Pull a list of landowners around an auction with the Owners report. Includes a video. |

For moving sales comps into AgWare, see [Working With AgWare](#working-with-agware-add-on).

### • Generating Maps

Produce maps and exhibits for a property: aerial, soils, FEMA, and topography maps, measurements, structure pins, and historical imagery.

| Guide | What it's for |
| :- | :- |
| [Generate a Report: Aerial, Soils, FEMA, Topography](https://docs.camo.ag/downloads/generate-a-report-aerial-soils-fema-topography-maps) | Download a map packet for a property |
| [Downloading Soil Maps for a Farm or Individual Fields](https://docs.camo.ag/downloads/downloading-soil-maps-for-a-farm-or-individual-fields) | Soil maps and ratings for a whole farm or one field |
| [Using CamoAg to Measure Square Footage of a Building and Distances](https://docs.camo.ag/training/workflows/using-camoag-to-measure-square-footage-of-a-building-and-distances.md) | Measure buildings, areas, and distances |
| [Using CamoAg to Drop Pins on a Property to Denote Structures](https://docs.camo.ag/training/workflows/using-camoag-to-drop-pins-on-a-property-to-denote-structures.md) | Mark buildings and other structures on a property |
| [View Historical Imagery for a Property](https://docs.camo.ag/downloads/view-historical-imagery-for-a-property) | Open a property in Google Earth with its boundaries |

> [!TIP]
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> Try it: generate an aerial and soils map for the property you built in Activity 1.

## Activity 2: Create a CMA

Value the property you built in Activity 1 and share the result, using modules 7 and 8.

**1. Start the CMA**

Open the property from Activity 1 and create a CMA.

**2. Select comps**

Select at least 5 comparable sales. If you know of a sale that isn't in CamoAg, add it as a private comparable sale.

**3. Set the value**

Review the comps and adjust the market analysis value.

**4. Share it**

Choose whether to include your contact information and the market analysis values, then share the CMA by PDF or URL.

## Activity 3: Share an Upcoming Auction

Find an auction a customer would care about and send it to them, using module 8.

**1. Find the auction**

Turn on **Farm Sales**, then under **Status** select **Active** to show only upcoming auctions in your market area.

**2. Review it**

Click the auction to open its details. Note the acres, soils, and auction date, and download the sale flyer from **Documents** if one is available.

**3. Share it with a customer**

Share the auction with a customer who might want to bid, such as a neighboring landowner or an investor.

## Part 4: Using CamoAg on the Go

### • Mobile App

Look up parcels, owners, and sales, take notes, and get driving directions from your phone or tablet.

| Guide | What it's for |
| :- | :- |
| [CamoAg iOS App for Apple](https://docs.camo.ag/mobile/camoag-ios-app-for-apple) | Get the app on your iPhone or iPad |
| [Getting Started with the iOS App](https://docs.camo.ag/ios/getting-started.md) | Install the app and find your way around. Includes a video. |
| [Search on iOS](https://docs.camo.ag/ios/search.md) | Search for parcels, owners, and operations in the field |
| [Notes](https://docs.camo.ag/ios/notes.md) | Log notes on operations and contacts from your phone. Includes a video. |
| [Installing CamoAg on a Phone or Tablet](https://docs.camo.ag/mobile/installing-camoag-on-a-phone-or-tablet) | Add CamoAg to your home screen on any device |
| [Accessing Driving Directions on a Mobile Device](https://docs.camo.ag/mobile/accessing-driving-directions-on-a-mobile-device) | Get directions to a parcel from the plat map |

## Working With AgWare (Add-on)

> [!NOTE]
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> This section requires an Enterprise subscription with the AgWare integration add-on.

Build subject properties and sales comps in CamoAg, then import them into AgWare Maven to complete the appraisal.

| Guide | What it's for |
| :- | :- |
| [AgWare Integration](https://docs.camo.ag/integrations/agware-integration.md) | How the CamoAg and AgWare integration works |
| [CamoAg to AgWare: Creating a Subject Property](https://docs.camo.ag/agware/camoag-to-agware-workflow-creating-a-subject-property) | Build a subject property in CamoAg and import it into AgWare |
| [CamoAg to AgWare: Creating a Sales Comp](https://docs.camo.ag/agware/camoag-to-agware-workflow-creating-a-sales-comp) | Create a comp in CamoAg and move it into AgWare |

## Next Steps

Pick one workflow from this page to use in the next week. For help, contact CamoAg support.