Trusted in the machinery and equipment appraisal industry since 2003, For What It’s Worth Appraisals Inc. provides USPAP-compliant appraisals and asset inspections for our clients nationwide. Each appraisal is reviewed and signed by an Accredited Senior Appraiser with over 17 years of experience appraising commercial assets.
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Largo, Florida 33771
Equipment Appraisal Reviews Objectively Measure Quality
/in Appraisal Review, Appraiser Expert Witness, Machinery and Equipment Appraisal, Tangible Personal Property Tax Appeal /by Tammy Blackburn, ASAWhy do Equipment Appraisal Reviews need to be objective? For the same reason that appraisers need to remain objective in valuations, review appraisers need to develop and produce equipment appraisal reviews that are unbiased so that the assignment results are credible and defensible. When serving in the role of expert witness, the review appraiser needs to be […]
Standard of Care: Quality Control and Appraisal Reviews
/in Appraisal Review, Appraiser Expert Witness, Machinery and Equipment Appraisal, Tangible Personal Property Tax Appeal /by Tammy Blackburn, ASAThe Appraisal Reviewer’s toolbox for detecting issues Appraisal reviews are used to report issues in appraisal reports authored by another appraiser. These issues are measured by existing standards of care and communicated as compliance to rules, standards, requirements, and professionally accepted appraisal practices. The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) is a minimum standard of care […]
7 Key Components of an Appraisal Review report
/in Appraisal Review, Appraiser Expert Witness, Machinery and Equipment Appraisal, Tangible Personal Property Tax Appeal /by Tammy Blackburn, ASAAn appraisal review report provides the client with the reviewer’s opinion of another appraiser’s work. For the reviewer’s opinion to be credible, it must meet certain appraisal industry standards. Do review appraisers have to comply with any specified rules? The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (“USPAP”) provide a set of rules for appraisers to […]
How to Choose a Review Appraiser for Equipment Appraisal Reviews
/in Appraisal Review, Appraiser Expert Witness, Machinery and Equipment Appraisal, Tangible Personal Property Tax Appeal /by Tammy Blackburn, ASAThe purpose of an appraisal review is to develop a credible opinion of the quality of another appraiser’s work. For that opinion to be credible, the review appraiser must have competency to perform appraisal reviews. Can anyone perform a competent review? That depends… Who is qualified to review appraisals? The reviewer is an appraiser with competency […]
Top 10 Reasons to Get a Machinery and Equipment Appraisal Review
/in Appraisal Review, Appraiser Expert Witness, Machinery and Equipment Appraisal, Tangible Personal Property Tax Appeal /by Tammy Blackburn, ASAMachinery and equipment appraisal reviews are used by lenders, tax consultants, attorneys, and insurance companies for settlements, compliance, and litigation because appraisals are frequently challenged. Since an appraisal is an opinion of value, that opinion needs to be properly supported for the appraisal report to have credibility. What is an appraisal review? An appraisal review […]
How Equipment Appraisers Put a Value on Collateral Assets
/in Machinery and Equipment Appraisal /by Tammy Blackburn, ASAAsset Based Lenders often need to know equipment values in order to process collateral loans for unique assets, but the pressure of the loan cycle rarely affords them time to research the assets and industries. How do high-volume lenders determine loan value on collateral assets? The solution is simple: they hire an educated and experienced […]
Does accreditation matter for machinery and equipment appraisers?
/in Appraiser Expert Witness, Inventory Valuation, Machinery and Equipment Appraisal, Tangible Personal Property Tax Appeal /by Tammy Blackburn, ASATypically, you don’t know the appraiser personally, so how do you choose one from the herd? On paper, they all look about the same. But there are ways that you can differentiate some aspects to help you decide who to select for an appraisal quote. Do yourself a favor, save time by first vetting the […]
5 Ways to Lower Your Property Taxes
/in Appraiser Expert Witness, Machinery and Equipment Appraisal, Tangible Personal Property Tax Appeal /by Tammy Blackburn, ASAClients often ask if there are ways to reduce their tangible personal property tax on their business assets. While not all property qualifies for a deduction, a company can consider and apply some steps to lower property taxes or file for property tax appeals. Some of these steps are simple, but time consuming. Others may […]
What’s revealed by an equipment asset appraisal inspection?
/in Machinery and Equipment Appraisal /by Tammy Blackburn, ASAWhy order an inspection with an equipment appraisal? An inspection appraisal aides the equipment appraiser in determining valuations through a more comprehensive collection process to obtain asset identifiers. What scope of work is included in a machinery and equipment appraisal inspection? In contrast to a desktop appraisal, a machinery and equipment appraisal with inspection includes a site […]
Inspections – the key to cutting costs for equipment and inventory appraisals
/in Inventory Valuation, Machinery and Equipment Appraisal /by Tammy Blackburn, ASAAn equipment appraisal inspection or inventory appraisal inspection allows the appraiser to collect data about the assets in a shorter period of time, thereby reducing the hours that the appraiser spends on the assignment. These hours can add up to significant savings. How can an inspection appraisal cost less than a desktop appraisal? These days […]