Who needs an appraisal?

• You want to get insurance on you older car or classic and the insurance company tells you need to have your vehicle appraised to establish the current market value. This type of appraisal is called a Stated Value Appraisal.
• You have a custom or modified car, truck, boat or motorcycle that you are buying, selling, insuring or getting financing for. This is a Stated Value Appraisal.
• A vehicle that you are buying or selling, are trying to place a value in an estate issue, divorce or valuation needed by a court to establish a fair market value for a vehicle is called a Stated Value Appraisal.
• You have just experienced a total loss on your vehicle, wrecked and not repairable, burned or has been stolen and stripped or not recovered. The type of appraisal needed is Actual Cash Value.
• You have had an accident and your car is damaged. Even though you vehicle is repaired and you think it is ok, your vehicle may have a diminished value because of the accident history that is now attached to that vehicle's history. We come to inspect the vehicle after it has been repaired. We go over your repair documents, we look over your vehicle for signs of repair work (just like the car dealers do when you go to trade in you vehicle) and list any items we see that make the repairs obvious and note items the body shop may have missed in the repair process and take photos as necessary. We compile a diminished value report for you to give to your insurance company. Most insurance companies recognize the loss of value and pay reasonable claims accordingly. This is a Diminished Value Appraisal.
• You are trying to get a title to your vehicle and the Motor Vehicle Department tells you need an appraisal to complete the process. This is usually done on vehicles that someone has lost or misplaced the title to their vehicle. We have the necessary documents and come to you to appraise you vehicle to continue the Bonded Title process.  This is called a Bonded Title Appraisal.
• We also are qualified as an arbitrator if you are looking for an independent unbiased appraisal company.

What qualifies us to do your appraisal?

• Over 120 years experience in our staff.
• Appraisals done for the following:
  • Individuals
  • Attorneys
  • Insurance Companies
  • Fleet Companies
  • Collectors
  • Banks
  • Finance Companies
  • Government Agencies, i.e. DEA, US Marshall Service
  • Charity organizations