About Us

I am Mitch Kehren, owner and founder of Legend Appraisal. Minnesota has always been my home as I grew up on a farm in southeast Minnesota, where I now live with my wife and five children. We are actively involved in production agriculture, growing row crops and raising hogs. I have been involved in agriculture my entire career and love working in this diverse industry.

Below is a list of my education and qualifications as an appraiser. I continually take courses to increase my knowledge so I can be a true agricultural real estate expert. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

  • Certified General Appraiser - MN #40380768

    Member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA)

    EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

    • Certified Appraiser, Compeer Financial – 2014 to 2023

    • State Appraiser, Farm Service Agency, USDA - 2023 to 2025

    • Owner and Founder, Legend Appraisal - 2025 to Present

    PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

    • American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA), Minnesota Chapter

    • Certified General Appraiser: Minnesota #40380768

    • Preferred Appraiser, Farmer Mac – April 2017

    EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

    • University of Wisconsin – River Falls

      • Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business Management with an Emphasis in
        Animal Science, 2013

    • Qualifying Education: Completed from February 2014 to October 2016

      • ASFMRA: Cost Approach (A301); Sales Comparison Approach (A302); Income
        Approach (A303); Integrated Approaches to Value (A304); General Market Analysis
        and Highest & Best Use (A290).

        • ARA & RPRA Qualifying Education:

          • Valuation of Conservation Easements and Other Partial Interests (A315) – July 2017

          • Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (Yellow Book) - June 2024

          • Foundations of Appraisal Review (A600) - September 2024

        • USPAP Update Course – April 2024

      • Appraisal Institute: Basic Appraisal Principles and Procedures; General Appraiser
        Report Writing; Real Estate Finance, Statistics and Valuation Modeling; General
        Appraiser Income Approach/Part 2.

    • Continuing Education:

      • AgWare Back to Basics for Datalog and Clickforms - ASFMRA, September 2024

      • Valuation of Residential Green Buildings - McKissock, August 2023

      • Introduction to Business Valuation – ASFMRA, January 2023

      • Fair Housing, Bias and Discrimination – McKissock, September 2022

      • Practical Rural Appraisal: New Methodology – ASFMRA, January 2022

      • Minnesota Supervisor-Trainee Appraiser – Kaplan, April 2021

      • Report Writing – ASFMRA, January 2021

      • Highest & Best Use – ASFMRA, January 2021

      • Valuing Drainage – ASFMRA, January 2020

      • Valuing Rural America – ASFMRA, June 2019

      • Valuing Specialty Livestock Facilities: Dairy Farms – ASFMRA, January 2019

      • UAAR Update & Best Practices – ASFMRA, June 2018

      • Market Area and Industry Analysis – ASFMRA, January 2018

      • Best in Business Ethics – ASFMRA, December 2017

      • Income Approach on Specialty Use Properties – ASFMRA, June 2017

      • Chattel Evaluation – GreenStone Farm Credit Services, January 2017

      • Best Practices for Rural Property Appraisals – ASFMRA, January 2017

      • Using Excel in Specific Appraisal Applications – ASFMRA, June 2016

      • Appraisal Through the Eyes of the Reviewer – ASFMRA, February 2016

      • Key Issues of Grain Elevator Valuation – ASFMRA, February 2015

      • Going Concern Valuation & Intangible Assets – ASFMRA, June 2014

    EXPERIENCE AND CLIENTS

    • Appraised agricultural real estate in central Minnesota since May, 2014. Types of farm
      properties include cash crop, beef, dairy, swine, equine, greenhouses, along with
      rural residences. Performed multiple appraisal reviews for FSA.

    • Compeer Financial; Farm Service Agency (FSA); Farmer MAC (FMAC); Community Banks;
      Various Law Firms; Individual Land Owners & Estates