Martin W. Jurisch - Professional Profile

Experience: Martin Jurisch, with the firm of Martin Jurisch & Associates Auctioneers / Realtors, is engaged in the business of auctions, both real and personal property, the brokerage of real property and personal property appraisals on a full-time basis with 40 years experience. Field of expertise for appraisal purposes is all types of personal property including residential contents, antiques, livestock, farm machinery, heavy equipment, vehicles, firearms, precious coins, and related collectibles. Additionally, real property brokerage, both conventionally and auctions as a specialty.

 

Mr. Jurisch sells weekly on a full time basis at a local automobile auction, as well as occasionally at local livestock markets.For the past ten years, Martin Jurisch has consistently sold an average yearly volume of two million dollars or more in personal property, and has been a multi-million dollar producer in real property sales with a volume of over fifty million dollars in real estate sales in 2006 & 2007 alone.

 

Status as an independent appraiser and auctioneers has been established and the firm and its primary representatives do not buy or sell personal property of any kind for their own personal gain.

Specializing in the appraisal of personal property for estate functions, divorce actions, financial institutions and legal matters and selling real and personal property by the auction method. Mr. Jurisch and his wife, Pat own and operate a working cattle ranch in Meade County, SD.

Education: Graduate, Black Hills Academy of Auctioneering, February, 1968. First licensed with South Dakota Real Estate Commission, 1979. Successfully completed and tested for Course I of the GPPA (Graduate Personal Property Appraiser) sponsored by the Auction Marketing Institute, Bloomington, IN (March, 1998); successfully completed and tested for Course 201 of the GPPA sponsored by the Auction Marketing Institute held in Hatfield, PA at Alderfer's Auction Facility (June, 1998) for final examination to become certified as an appraiser of personal property through the Auction Marketing Institute; completed and tested for Course 101 of CAI (Certified Auctioneers Institute); sponsored by the Auction Marketing Institute, Bloomington, IN (March, 1998); CERTIFIED as a Graduate Personal Property Appraiser (GPPA) by the Board of Governors of the AMI (Auction Marketing Institute) in August, 1998; completed and tested for Course 201 of CAI (Certified Auctioneer’s Institute), March 1999; completed and tested for Course 301 of CAI, March, 2001; GRADUATED & CERTIFIED CAI Auctioneer designation, April, 2001; attended & completed GPPA 201 (construction & agricultural equipment appraisal course) sponsored by AMI & GPPA in Billings, MT, January, 2003 and have attended numerous seminars sponsored by these professional associations.

Professional Development: The firm maintains a research library and subscribes to numerous antique/collectible, firearms, livestock, machinery and real estate publications.

 

Member:

  • South Dakota Auctioneer's Association
  • National Auctioneer's Association
  • South Dakota Association of Realtors
  • National Association of Realtors
  • Black Hills Board of Realtors
  • Black Hills Home Builders
  • Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI designation)
  • Auction Marketing Institute (GPPA designation)
  • Participating Real Estate Broker with Cabela’s Trophy Properties
    (Top Producer for South Dakota in 2007/2008 and in 2008/2009)

Consultant:

  • State of South Dakota Circuit Courts, Financial Institutions including Bank Trust
  • Departments, Law Enforcement including U.S.M.S., Attorneys, Private Clients

Licensed:

  • State of South Dakota, Real Estate Broker
  • State of Nebraska, Real Estate Broker
  • State of Wyoming, Real Estate Broker