EXPERIENCED, ACCREDITED, RESOURCEFUL
ASA Machinery And Equipment Appraiser | Trusted in the Industry Since 2003
You Need An Appraisal. Now What?
How to Qualify the Appraisal Professional

An appraisal deliverable is only as good as the appraiser who reviews and signs the report and the work performed to arrive at the values.
- Do you need a formally educated, tested, and accredited appraiser?
- Does your transaction require an appraisal report that is USPAP-compliant?
- Do your business decisions require appraisals backed by current research and market evidence?
- Do the values need to be arrived at using proven appraisal techniques that can stand up in court?
- Would you feel more comfortable trusting an appraiser with over 15 years’ experience in multiple industries?
Your choice of appraisal firm will determine if you’ll receive an unqualified opinion written on the back of an envelope or if you’ll receive an evidence-based, thoroughly considered, USPAP-compliant appraisal performed by an appraisal expert.
At For What It’s Worth Appraisals, Inc., we strive for the highest degree of accuracy and reliability by considering the facts, implementing the latest appraisal techniques, and providing our clients with reporting that is useful for their purposes.
Meet Our Team Lead, an Accredited Equipment Appraiser
Tammy Blackburn, ASA, ARM-MTS
Accredited Senior Appraiser, President
Tammy Blackburn, president and owner of For What It’s Worth Appraisals Inc, is an Accredited Senior Appraiser with over 17 years of experience performing Machinery & Equipment appraisals and 12 years performing inventory valuations in a wide variety of industries. Ms. Blackburn also specializes in taxable value and tax appeal appraisals. As an expert witness, Ms. Blackburn has experience defending her appraisals in depositions, federal bankruptcy court, and in Value Adjustment Board hearings. Having served 7 years as a Special Magistrate in 14 counties for ad valorem Tangible Personal Property tax appeal, Ms. Blackburn is uniquely qualified to perform appraisals to be used for establishing taxable value. For What It’s Worth Appraisals Inc. also provides tax assessment and tax appeal consultation.
Skills & Expertise

- Accredited Senior Appraiser – Reaccredited through Feb 2021
- Dual designation in Appraisal Review and Management, ARM-MTS
- Machinery & Equipment appraisal 18+ years
- Inventory valuation 13+ years
- Special Magistrate, tax appeal 7 years
- Ad Valorem appraisal and expert witness 8+ years
- Federal Bankruptcy Court Expert Witness
- Circuit Court Expert Witness
QUALIFICATIONS
Appraisal Testimony | Experience | Coursework
2017: Value Adjustment Board, Hillsborough, FL
2017: Board of Assessment Appeals, Arapaho, CO
2017: Board of Assessment Appeals, Douglas, CO
2016: Value Adjustment Board, Osceola, FL
2016: Value Adjustment Board, Orange, FL
2016: Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, Alachua, FL
2016: Circuit Court, 9th Judicial Circuit, Orange, FL
2011: Value Adjustment Board, Polk , FL
2012: US Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida
2011: Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Pinellas, Polk
2010: Duval, Hernando, Lee, Marion, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk
2009: Duval, Hernando, Lee, Marion, Osceola, Pinellas, Polk
2008: Brevard, Duval, Hernando, Lee, Marion, Osceola, Pinellas, Polk,
2007: Brevard, Duval, Lee, Marion, Osceola, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota
2006: Hillsborough, Lee, Marion, Sarasota
Equipment Appraised
Manufacturing:
Concrete & Precast Concrete
Construction Machinery
Modular Building Systems
Plastics
Textiles
Manufacturing / Assembly:
Construction Equipment Engines
Modular Wall & Floor Production
Motorcycle
Semiconductor (FEOL and BEOL)
Non-Woven Bond Products
Processing Plants:
Cement / Concrete
Chemical Plants
Ethanol
Fertilizer
Food
Mail Room
Construction Machinery:
Road Construction
Real Property Development
Highway Development / Signaling
Horizontal Boring / Vac
Underground Utility
Other Industries:
Agriculture
Amusement Park, Recreation
Automobile (Vehicles, Fleet, Limo, Bus)
Auto Repair Shop
Automation / Robotics
Bakery
Boat / Yacht Transport
Broadcast Production, Mobile TV, Audio/Video
Cable Broadcast (TV / Internet / Phone)
Commercial Printing & Bindery
Compressed Natural Gas CNG Transport
Equipment Appraised
Dry Cleaning / Coin Laundry
Embroidery Machines
Environmental Clean-up / Testing
Fitness / Exercise / Gymnasium
Fire Prevention
Furniture, Fixtures, & Equipment (FF&E)
Hotel / Resort
Imaging / Scanning
IT, Networking
Landscaping / Lawn Care / Pest Control
LNG / CNG-Powered Trucks
Machine Tools, CNC
Material Handling
Medical Equipment / Medical Imaging
Metal Fabrication
Military Vehicles
Newspaper Presses
Office Equipment
Packaging / Laminating
Paper Converting
Phone Systems
Photography
Plastics
Pollution Control
Processing / Packaging Lines
Restaurant, Bar, and Grill
Recycling
Retail Store Fixtures
Robotics / Automation
Semi Tractors / Trailers / Rolling Stock
Sewer / Plumbing Cleanup
Solar Panel Farm
Sporting Goods / Recreational
Tanning / Salon
Taxidermy
Testing / Measuring / Lab
Veterinary
Warehousing, Automated
Inventory Appraised |
Athletic Apparel Automobile Parts Commercial Printing Equipment, Supplies Concrete Products / Precast Concrete Consumer Electronics Costumes / Clothing Fiberglass Production Flooring Gift Sets Hardware Home Furnishings Hotel Supplies Industrial Pipes, Valves, Fittings Interior / Exterior Lighting Hardware Kitchen & Bath Plumbing & Fixtures Military Equipment, Parts Newsprint Paper Converting Pet Supplies Plumbing Supplies Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Rugs / Floor Coverings Swimming Pools, Supplies Wine, liquor Manufacturing, Wholesale, & Retail |
Valuation Models |
Grocery/Supermarket Equipment Restaurant Equipment Distribution Center Equipment Computer Equipment |
Continuing Education
Oregon State University, Bachelor of Science
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) w/mandatory updates bi-annually
Florida Department of Revenue Special Magistrate Training Course
ASA International Conference 2003, 2009 (appraisal educational sessions)
Dale Carnegie Leadership Training for Managers
ME202: Machinery and Equipment Valuation Methodology
ME204: Machinery and Equipment Valuation – Advanced Topics and Report Writing
ME206: Appraisal of Inventory (taken twice with different teachers for broader applications)
Economic Obsolescence
Litigation Support and USPAP-Perfect Appraisal Reports
Introduction to ME207: Advanced Applications of the Cost Approach
MD103: Asset and Value Differences Among Disciplines