Randall Bell
Randall Bell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University, UCLA, Fielding Graduate University |
| Occupation(s) | Real estate broker, appraiser, economist, speaker, author |
| Known for | "The Master of Disaster"[1] |
| Spouse | Nancy |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | www |
Randall Bell is an author, economist and licensed real estate broker and appraiser based in Los Angeles, California.[2][3][4][5] He has consulted on Nicole Brown Simpson's Los Angeles condominium, the mansion where 39 Heaven's Gate members committed suicide, JonBenét Ramsey's house in Colorado, the World Trade Center site and properties damaged in the Rodney King riots and by Hurricane Katrina.[6][7][8][9] Bell also co-founded Bell Anderson & Sanders, an appraisal and consulting firm that evaluates stigmatized properties.[5][10]
Early life and education
Bell grew up in Fullerton, California the son of an engineer and homemaker and attended Troy High School.[4] He has a degree in finance from BYU and an MBA from UCLA.[2][8][9] He received his doctoral degree from Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California.[11]
Career
Bell began working on appraisals of environmental and asbestos damage in the 1980's.[10] In 1992, Bell assessed the damages of the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, California.[7] That year, he created the Bell Chart, a rating system that categorizes the 10 types of detrimental conditions and their corresponding economic damages of properties.[3][4][10] The system ranks properties from class 1 (no detrimental effects) to class 10 (an incurable condition).[10] In 1994, he began assessing stigmatized properties such as the damages of the Northridge earthquake and wildfires in Malibu, California.[5][9] In 1997, he became the national director of the Real Estate Damages practice of Price Waterhouse.[8] He left the firm in 1999, and co-founded Bell Anderson & Sanders with two partners.[8]
Bell works with properties that have been affected by crime, environmental contamination, construction defects and natural disaster.[5] He has consulted on Nicole Brown Simpson's condominium, Beverly Hills, California estate where Charles Manson's followers murdered Sharon Tate and four other people in 1969, the Rancho Santa Fe mansions where the bodies of 39 Heaven's Gate cult members were found, the house in Boulder, Colorado where JonBenét Ramsey was killed, and the home of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter Adam Lanza.[1][4][7][8][9][10][12] He has also consulted on Hurricane Katrina, the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center, and the United Airlines Flight 93 crash site in Pennsylvania.[7][8][9] Bell has traveled to Chernobyl, Hiroshima, the World Trade center site and the West Bank to find comparisons in properties damaged by terrorist attacks.[7]
Bibliography
- Real Estate Damages: An Analysis of Detrimental Conditions (1999) (ISBN 0922154554)
- Property Owners Manual (2004) (ISBN 0974452114)
- Owners Manual (2004)
- Business Owners Manual (2004) (ISBN 0974452130)
- Home Owners Manual (2004) (ISBN 0974452122)
- Disasters: Wasted Lives, Valuable Lessons (2005) (ISBN 9781930819436)
- Strategy 360: 10 Steps for Creating a Complete Game Plan for Business & Life (2008) (ISBN 1933969164)
Personal life
Randall Bell lives in Laguna Beach, California with his wife and has four children.[4][6][7]
References
- ^ a b Nanci G. Hutson (4 December 2014). "'Master of Disaster' helps Newtown acquire gunman's home". Greenwich Time. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ a b Cynthia L. Webb. "Appraiser puts a price tag on sites of tragedy". Associated Press.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Vincent J. Schodolski (1997-11-21). "Need To Sell A House With A History? Call Randall Bell". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ a b c d e "Master of Disaster". People. 1997-11-03.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c d Carole Fleck (May 1997). "Stigma or Superstition?". Realtor Magazine. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ a b Andrew Khouri (2013-10-11). "Appraiser is go-to guy for stigmatized properties". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ a b c d e f Alex Greig (2013-10-13). "Meet the Master of Disaster: From murder scenes to sites of satanic worship, Randall Bell is the real estate guru called to value the most notorious houses of horror". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ a b c d e f Cynthia Anderson (2011-12-02). "Tragic events stigmatize properties". Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ a b c d e Jeff Collins (2013-08-09). "Appraiser of doom finds his niche". OC Register. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ a b c d e Christina Binkley (1997-05-16). "Dr. Disaster has a prescription for problem properties". The Wall Street Journal.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Randall Bell Ph.D, MAI". Winter 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Cowan, Alison Leigh (12 December 2014). "Newtown Weighs What to Do With Adam Lanza's Home". New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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