Zach Dorris, MAI 

Zach has been active in the commercial real estate appraisal and consulting industry since 2004 and has been appraising in Nashville since 2006. Zach has appraisal experience in retail, office, multi-family, industrial, agricultural, institutional, hospitality and various other mixed-use, historic, and specialty property types. However, he specializes in valuing convenience stores, car washes, and existing/proposed land development (subdivisions) in the state of Tennessee. Purposes of these assignments are wide ranging, from transaction and loan-related work to tax appeals and litigation. With expertise in complex financial analysis of commercial investment properties, long-standing professional relationships, and an acute attention to detail, Zach is more than qualified to handle any and all complicated appraisal problems.


CONTACT INFORMATION

Zach Dorris, MAI - Principal
Phone - (615) 933-6156
Email - zach@zdorrisgroup.com 

Experience

  • Principal of The Z. Dorris Group, 2017 – present

  • Valuation Services Director, Colliers International, 2016

  • Director, Valbridge Property Appraisers | R.K. Barnes & Associates, Inc., Brentwood, Tennessee 2014 – 2015

  • Staff Appraiser, R.K. Barnes & Associates, Inc., Brentwood, Tennessee 2006 – 2014

  • Associate Appraiser, Aucamp, Dellenback, & Whitney, Boca Raton, Florida 2004 – 2006

Professional Affiliations

  • Tennessee State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, License # 3856

  • Designated Member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI)

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in Business Management, Carson Newman College, 2004

Appraisal Coursework

  • Supervisory Appraiser/ Trainee Appraiser Course

  • Small Hotel/Motel Valuation

  • Appraising Convenience Stores

  • Condemnation Appraising: Principles and Applications

  • Litigation Appraising: Specialized Topics and Applications

  • Subdivision Valuation

  • The Appraiser as an Expert Witness: Preparation & Testimony

  • Appraising Automobile Dealerships

  • Appraisal of Medical Office Buildings

  • Fundamentals of Separating Real Property, Personal Property, and Intangible Business Assets

  • General Demonstration Report Writing

  • Advanced Applications

  • Advanced Sales and Cost Approaches

  • Report Writing and Valuation Analysis

  • General Market Analysis and Highest & Best Use

  • Advanced Income Capitalization

  • General Applications

  • Basic Appraisal Principles

  • Basic Income Approach

  • Business Practices & Ethics

PERSONAL

Zach Dorris lived in middle Tennessee his entire life after his father moved the family to Nashville in the early 80s to pursue his music career. Growing up in Nashville, Zach developed a sincere appreciation for the culture and growth of Nashville at a young age. Zach spent four years in east Tennessee for college and another two years in south Florida learning the profession, before he realized family was only in one place. After moving back to Nashville in 2006, Zach met his wife Jamie, was smitten, and was married within a year. Their family is now six strong with the additions of Eli, Crosby, and Hank and Penelope (twins). Nowadays Zach spends most of his personal time with his family and serving as an elder at the ever-growing Midtown Fellowship Church.