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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 Equipment Appraiser

  • 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
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QUALIFICATIONS

Appraisal Testimony | Experience | Coursework

Expert Witness Testimony
Ad Valorem Taxation
2017:  Value Adjustment Board, Hillsborough, FL
2017: Value Adjustment Board, Miami-Dade, 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
Other Testimony
2012: US Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida
Special Magistrate Experience
Tangible Personal Property, Florida Tax Appeal
2012: Charlotte, Hernando, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Pinellas, Polk
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

American Society of Appraisers Courses
AR201:  Appraisal Review and Management Overview/Development
AR204:  Appraisal Review and Management Reporting
ME201: Introduction to Machinery and Equipment Valuation
ME202: Machinery and Equipment Valuation Methodology
ME203: Machinery and Equipment Valuation – Advanced Topics and Case Studies
ME204: Machinery and Equipment Valuation – Advanced Topics and Report Writing
ME206: Appraisal of Inventory (taken twice with different teachers for broader applications)

American Society of Appraisers Seminars
Economic Obsolescence
Litigation Support and USPAP-Perfect Appraisal Reports
Introduction to ME207: Advanced Applications of the Cost Approach
ALL300/MD102: Appraisal Review for the Practicing Appraiser
MD103: Asset and Value Differences Among Disciplines
ME210: Report Preparation Course

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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