JoAnn C. Wall, ARA/Broker is the CEO at Above & Beyond Real Estate Services, Inc., a company she started in 2009 as Central Coast Ag Appraisal, Inc. Following a short stint as the Regional Vice President of a national appraisal firm in 2015, JoAnn re-launched her company in early 2016. In 2019, she expanded her practice to include brokerage and consulting services and now operates Legacy & Land Group, a specialty brokerage firm she founded with her business partner Vali Nemetz.
Having worked as a staff appraiser in the Farm Credit System for many, contract appraiser for a local independent fee shop, and eventually owning and managing two successful fee-based appraisal businesses herself, JoAnn has a wide range of real estate experience that brings diversity and knowledge to her practice. JoAnn is known locally as the authoritative source for vineyard and winery brokerage and valuation on the Central Coast. In addition to vineyard and winery real estate, she has multiple disciplines and specialties including greenhouse/nursery operations, permanent plantings, special use facilities and cannabis. She frequently teaches and speaks at conferences throughout the U.S. regarding these topics.
JoAnn received her Certified General appraisal license in March 2000 and attained the level of ARA (Accredited Rural Appraiser) through the ASFMRA in October 2008. She is the past Chair of the National ASFMRA Appraisal Education and Accreditation Committee and is an active instructor for both continuing education classes and core courses, many of which she has written herself. She is also a past President for the California Chapter of ASFMRA and has been active on several committees at the State level. She received her Brokerage license in September 2019 and specializes in agricultural real estate transactions.
JoAnn lives in the small town of Templeton, California with her high school sweetheart and husband of 25 years, Brandon, and her son Aiden (Age 19). Her oldest, JoEllen Wall (Age 23) recently graduated from Oklahoma State University and now works for Oklahoma AgCredit.