Larry Allen is President of Hospitality Advisors Valuation Group. He began appraising real property in 1973. He has been a member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI) since 1978 and was the president of the Great Lakes Chapter in 1988. Larry also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) professional designation. He has been a licensed real estate broker since 1976. In 1972 he a received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Linfield College and in 1982 a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Michigan. Larry Allen founded Hospitality Advisors Valuation Group in 1991 after being a principal in the international accounting and consulting firm of BDO Seidman. At BDO Seidman, he was National Director of Appraisal and Valuation Services as well as partner in charge of the local real estate appraisal and hospitality consulting practice.

His experiences include hotel valuations in major cities around the country, appraisals for major property tax and condemnation cases in Michigan, and bankruptcy experience in Michigan, Connecticut, Ohio, and Texas.

Contact Larry Allen by sending e-mail to: lgallen@hotelexperts.com